Kennedy Creek Salmon Viewpoint–Bayview, 6 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,456 ft · 3 hr
Kennedy Creek Salmon Viewpoint–Bayview, 6 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Green Diamond Timberland near Forbes, WA. The route reaches Kennedy Creek Salmon Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,456 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi26 – 794 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.07473, -123.13291
Nearest town Forbes, WA
Directions
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Kennedy Creek Salmon Viewpoint–Bayview, 6 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,456 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 26–795 ft
Out & Back · Green Diamond Timberland
Trailhead: 47.07473, -123.13291
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Sherwood Forest, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Road 2710, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Tombstone, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Road 2708, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Road 2708B, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tombstone, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Road 2708C, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Cutoff, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Wedgie, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Road 2705, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bayview, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Road 2705, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bayview, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Kennedy Creek Salmon Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bayview, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Road 2705, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bayview, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Road 2705, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wedgie, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cutoff, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Road 2708C, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Tombstone, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Road 2708B, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Road 2708, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Tombstone, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Road 2710, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Sherwood Forest, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 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
59% dirt32% gravel9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:46 PM
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- Falls Trail–Sherwood Forest, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 864 ft
- Falls Trail–Green Rock, 5 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,105 ft
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