King Hill
11 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 3 hr 47 min
King Hill is an 11-mile out-and-back near DuPont, WA. The route reaches King Hill at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi279 – 430 ft11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.05210, -122.61250
Nearest town DuPont, WA
Directions
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King Hill
11 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Elevation 278–431 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.05210, -122.61250
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:54 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach King Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
26% dirt74% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:54 AMSunset 8:40 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~138 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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