Low Key–North Rim #1, 4 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,297 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Low Key–North Rim #1, 4 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Forbes, WA. It climbs 2,297 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi948 – 1,782 ft · steepest grade: 32%9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: North Rim #1 47.02193, -123.11594
Nearest town Forbes, WA
Directions
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Low Key–North Rim #1, 4 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,297 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Elevation 948–1,780 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: North Rim #1 · 47.02193, -123.11594
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
- Start on North Rim #1, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto North Rim #2, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto KC-2200, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto KC-2202, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Slick Jimmy (upper), heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto B-6600, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Slick Jimmy (upper), heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Fall Line, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Loki Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Low Key, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach North Rim #1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Loki Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Fall Line, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Slick Jimmy (upper), heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto B-6600, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Slick Jimmy (upper), heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto KC-2202, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto KC-2200, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Rim #2, heading SW.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Rim #1, heading S.
- 0.9 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
98% dirt2% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- B-5100 2 mi · ▲ 208 ft
- B-7600–BPA-2715, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 660 ft
- B-7200–BPA-2715, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 486 ft
- KC-2000–North Rim #1, 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,032 ft
- B-8100–B-8200, 7 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 2,301 ft
- BPA-2715–C-8300, 4 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,098 ft
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