Rock Candy Mountain via C-4700
5.9 mi · ▲ 814 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Rock Candy Mountain via C-4700 is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Forbes, WA. The route reaches Rock Candy Mountain at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 814 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rock Candy Mountain via C-4700
5.9 mi · ▲ 814 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,643–2,361 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: C-4810 · 47.01295, -123.12608
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 48° · precip 31% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
- Start on C-4810, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto C-4700, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear right onto B-8500, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto C-4700, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto C-4730, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Rock Candy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto C-4700, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left onto B-8500, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto C-4700, heading NW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto C-4810, heading W.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from C-4810 Trailhead
- C-4700 3.2 mi · ▲ 374 ft
- C-4700 3.7 mi · ▲ 571 ft
- C-4700 4.4 mi · ▲ 777 ft
- B-8500 & B-8580 4.5 mi · ▲ 777 ft
- North Rim #1 & Rock Candy West via C-4700 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,689 ft
- C-8400 & Divide Trail North via C-8000 13.2 mi · ▲ 2,337 ft
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