Invictus–Lower Return Policy, 3 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,839 ft · 6 hr 1 min
Invictus–Lower Return Policy, 3 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Kerriston, WA. It climbs 2,839 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,286 – 2,864 ft · steepest grade: 32%14.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.43365, -121.85547
Nearest town Kerriston, WA
Directions
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Invictus–Lower Return Policy, 3 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,839 ft · 6 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,287–2,864 ft
Out & Back · Raging River State Forest
Trailhead: 47.43365, -121.85547
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lower Return Policy, heading SE.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Invictus, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Lower Return Policy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Lower Return Policy, heading W.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
42% gravel29% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 70°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue
78°59°
Wed
86°64°
Thu
86°58°
Fri
79°50°
Sat
78°50°
Sun
79°51°
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