AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

PT Mainline

3.6 mi · ▲ 1,284 ft · 1 hr 51 min

PT Mainline is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Startup, WA. It climbs 1,284 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,116 – 2,425 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: PT Mainline 47.94127, -121.75347
Nearest town Startup, WA
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PT Mainline

3.6 mi · ▲ 1,284 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 1,116–2,426 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: PT Mainline · 47.94127, -121.75347

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start on PT Mainline, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 1 miReach PT Mainline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miArrive 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/pt-mainline-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:42 PM.

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