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KC-0100–North Rim #1, 5 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,673 ft · 2 hr 52 min

KC-0100–North Rim #1, 5 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Stimson, WA. It climbs 1,673 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi561 – 1,801 ft · steepest grade: 31%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Rim #1 47.03739, -123.18002
Nearest town Stimson, WA
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KC-0100–North Rim #1, 5 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,673 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 559–1,802 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Rim #1 · 47.03739, -123.18002

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

  1. Start on North Rim #1, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto North Rim #1, heading E.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left onto KC-2200, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto KC-2202, heading E.
  6. 400 ftSharp right onto Slick Jimmy (upper), heading E.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto B-6600, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Slick Jimmy (upper), heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fall Line, heading N.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Slick Jimmy (lower), heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto KC-0100, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miReach North Rim #1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Slick Jimmy (lower), heading N.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Fall Line, heading S.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto Slick Jimmy (upper), heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto B-6600, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Slick Jimmy (upper), heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left onto KC-2202, heading SW.
  19. 400 ftTurn right onto KC-2200, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto North Rim #2, heading W.
  21. 1.6 miTurn right onto North Rim #3, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Rim #1, heading NW.
  23. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/low-key-out-back

Trail surface

78% dirt7% gravel15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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