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Black Diamond Open Space

Hilltop via Route 66

2.7 mi · ▲ 180 ft · 59 min

Hilltop via Route 66 is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Black Diamond Open Space near Henrys, WA. It is mostly level, with 180 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 705 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Powerlines 47.34107, -121.99986
Nearest town Henrys, WA
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Hilltop via Route 66

2.7 mi · ▲ 180 ft · 59 min

Elevation 548–704 ft

Out & Back · Black Diamond Open Space

Trailhead: Powerlines · 47.34107, -121.99986

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 76°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Supercharger, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Super Charger, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Supercharger, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Crooshal, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftBear right onto Little Something Extra, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crooshal, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Route 66, heading W.
  10. 150 ftSharp left onto Tarzan, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kathleen, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftBear left onto Tarzan, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Kathleen, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftSharp left onto Master Link, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mainline, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Sawyer RR CO, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 450 ftSharp left onto Caboose, heading SW.
  23. 100 ftSharp right onto Hilltop, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftReach Hilltop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftSharp left onto Caboose, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  27. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 250 ftTurn left onto Lake Sawyer RR CO, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mainline, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  33. 350 ftContinue straight onto Master Link, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftSharp left onto Kathleen, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Tarzan, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftBear right onto Kathleen, heading NE.
  38. 200 ftContinue straight onto Tarzan, heading NE.
  39. 0.2 miSharp right onto Route 66, heading NE.
  40. 150 ftTurn left onto Crooshal, heading NE.
  41. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Little Something Extra, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftBear left onto Crooshal, heading SE.
  43. 450 ftBear right onto Supercharger, heading E.
  44. 50 ftTurn left onto Super Charger, heading E.
  45. 50 ftTurn right onto Supercharger, heading E.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  48. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-sawyer-out-back-5-km-9fb1

Trail surface

10% dirt3% boardwalk2% gravel85% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F49°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity54%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 84°55°
Wed 90°59°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 82°51°
Sat 82°51°
Sun 82°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.

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