AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Porter

5.3 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Porter is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Oakville, WA. It climbs 545 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,250 – 1,736 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.93242, -123.21200
Nearest town Oakville, WA
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Porter

5.3 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 1,250–1,734 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 46.93242, -123.21200

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto C-2730, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right onto Porter, heading N.
  4. 1.8 miContinue straight onto C-2000, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porter, heading NE.
  7. 1.8 miSharp left onto C-2730, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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/porter-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

69% dirt31% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 8:19 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM — 18 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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