Old A-Line Sunset Point–A-4000, 6 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 1,513 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Old A-Line Sunset Point–A-4000, 6 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Sine, WA. The route reaches Old A-Line Sunset Point at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 1,513 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 1,155 ft13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Rim #3 46.99407, -123.23517
Nearest town Sine, WA

Directions

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Old A-Line Sunset Point–A-4000, 6 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 1,513 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Elevation 641–1,155 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Rim #3 · 46.99407, -123.23517

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start on North Rim #3, heading E.
  2. 1.7 miSharp right onto A-4100, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto A-4000, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto A-4100, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto A-4000, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto A-4080, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto A-4000, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto A-5000, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto A-4000, heading N.
  10. 1.4 miContinue straight onto A-Line, heading W.
  11. 0.9 miBear right onto A-3000A, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto A-Line, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old A-Line, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto A-Line, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right onto BPA-2653, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto BPA-2660, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftSharp right onto BPA-2653, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto BPA-2648, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftTurn left onto BPA-2652, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto BPA-2648, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto BPA-2651, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto BPA-2648, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto BPA-2647, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto BPA-2648, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftBear left onto Old A-Line, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miReach Old A-Line Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.2 miBear right onto BPA-2648, heading SW.
  28. 150 ftBear right onto BPA-2647, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto BPA-2648, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right onto BPA-2651, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto BPA-2648, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left onto BPA-2652, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto BPA-2648, heading E.
  34. 250 ftContinue straight onto BPA-2653, heading NE.
  35. 300 ftSharp left onto BPA-2660, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto BPA-2653, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miSharp left onto A-Line, heading E.
  38. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old A-Line, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto A-Line, heading NE.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right onto A-3000A, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftBear left onto A-Line, heading NW.
  42. 0.9 miContinue straight onto A-4000, heading NE.
  43. 1.4 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftBear left onto A-4000, heading SW.
  45. 0.5 miBear right onto A-4080, heading S.
  46. 50 ftBear left onto A-4000, heading S.
  47. 0.3 miBear left onto A-4100, heading E.
  48. 50 ftBear right onto A-4000, heading E.
  49. 50 ftContinue straight onto A-4100, heading E.
  50. 0.5 miSharp left onto North Rim #3, heading SW.
  51. 1.6 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

89% gravel11% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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