North Rim #2
3 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 1 hr 11 min
North Rim #2 is a 3-mile out-and-back near Forbes, WA. It climbs 353 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,480 – 1,782 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: KC-2900 47.02530, -123.13526
Nearest town Forbes, WA
Directions
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North Rim #2
3 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,480–1,780 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: KC-2900 · 47.02530, -123.13526
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
- Start on KC-2900, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto KC-2000, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto KC-2400, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto North Rim #2, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto KC-2200, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto KC-2202, heading W.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right onto KC-2200, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Rim #2, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto KC-2400, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto KC-2000, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right onto KC-2900, heading E.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
73% gravel27% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from KC-2900 Trailhead
- KC-2000 2.6 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- North Rim #2 3.1 mi · ▲ 294 ft
- KC-2000 via North Rim #2 3.1 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- KC-2200 via North Rim #2 3.2 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- KC-0120–Slick Jimmy (lower), 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,192 ft
- North Rim #2 4.6 mi · ▲ 892 ft
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