Porter

8.6 mi · ▲ 996 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Porter is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Oakville, WA. It climbs 996 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,145 – 1,749 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Porter

8.6 mi · ▲ 996 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Elevation 1,145–1,747 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. 450 ftTurn left onto Porter, heading SW.
  4. 2.4 miTurn right onto C-2040, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Porter, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto C-2040, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Porter, heading NW.
  8. 1.8 miReach Porter, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.8 miContinue straight onto C-2040, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Porter, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto C-2040, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Porter, heading SE.
  13. 2.4 miTurn right onto C-2730, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 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 surface

94% dirt6% 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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