Lower Return Policy & Way Back! (South) Loop
4.4 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Lower Return Policy & Way Back! (South) Loop is a 4.4-mile loop in Raging River State Forest near Kerriston, WA. It climbs 656 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,490 – 2,169 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.45436, -121.84894
Nearest town Kerriston, WA
Directions
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Lower Return Policy & Way Back! (South) Loop
4.4 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,491–2,168 ft
Loop · Raging River State Forest
Trailhead: 47.45436, -121.84894
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 69°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Way Back! (South), heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lower Return Policy, heading E.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.6 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
40% dirt13% gravel47% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 69°F46°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity62%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue
78°53°
Wed
85°59°
Thu
86°55°
Fri
80°49°
Sat
77°49°
Sun
78°49°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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