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Mount Ellinor–Mount Ellinor Trail #812, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 3,175 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Mount Ellinor–Mount Ellinor Trail #812, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Lilliwaup, WA. The route reaches Mount Ellinor at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 3,175 ft, with sections as steep as 60% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,664 – 5,863 ft · steepest grade: 60%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Ellinor Lower Trailhead 47.50675, -123.23202
Nearest town Lilliwaup, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
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Mount Ellinor–Mount Ellinor Trail #812, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 3,175 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 2,665–5,864 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mount Ellinor Lower Trailhead · 47.50675, -123.23202

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mount Ellinor Trail #812, heading S.
  2. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Mt. Ellinor winter route, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miReach Mount Ellinor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mount Ellinor Trail #812, heading S.
  5. 2.1 miArrive 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/mount-ellinor-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~161 min). Leave by 4:48 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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