Monroe Camp Road
7.2 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Monroe Camp Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Lake Roesiger, WA. It climbs 647 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi532 – 912 ft7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Explorer Falls Trailhead 47.97643, -121.87674
Nearest town Lake Roesiger, WA
Directions
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Monroe Camp Road
7.2 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 532–911 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Explorer Falls Trailhead · 47.97643, -121.87674
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto EK Mainline, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Monroe Camp Road, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Chaplain Mainline, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Monroe Camp Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Monroe Camp Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Chaplain Mainline, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Monroe Camp Road, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto EK Mainline, heading NW.
- 1.8 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
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:40 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Explorer Falls Trailhead Trailhead
- EK Mainline 5.8 mi · ▲ 536 ft
- Lake Chaplain via EK Mainline 8.8 mi · ▲ 789 ft
- Explorer Falls–Explorer Falls Top, 4 viewpoints 12.9 mi · ▲ 1,801 ft
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