Johnsons Marsh Road–Recondo Road, 4 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Johnsons Marsh Road–Recondo Road, 4 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Hillhurst, WA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Johnsons Marsh Road–Recondo Road, 4 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Elevation 331–374 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Transmission Line Road · 47.09067, -122.50000
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:54 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Transmission Line Road, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto 15 Infantry Regiment Road, heading S.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Xmas Tree Road, heading S.
- 1 miReach Transmission Line Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto 15 Infantry Regiment Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miBear right onto Johnsons Marsh Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Recondo Road, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Transmission Line Road, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~124 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 9.3 mi · out & back · via 15 Infantry Regiment Road
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via 15 Infantry Regiment Road
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via 15 Infantry Regiment Road
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via 15 Infantry Regiment Road
- 8.4 mi · out & back · via 15 Infantry Regiment Road
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via 15 Infantry Regiment Road
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- 30th Infantry Rgmt & Transmission Line Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Chambers Lake–Johnsons Marsh Road, 4 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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