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Green Diamond Timberland

S-3115 via Road 2705

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,110 ft · 2 hr 27 min

S-3115 via Road 2705 is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Green Diamond Timberland near Forbes, WA. It climbs 1,110 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 40%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.07013, -123.12691
Nearest town Forbes, WA
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S-3115 via Road 2705

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,110 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 316–1,060 ft

Out & Back · Green Diamond Timberland

Trailhead: 47.07013, -123.12691

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 50° · precip 29% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Boulder Valley, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Road 2705, heading S.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Suzuki, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miSharp right onto Whiskey Hill, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto S-3115, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftReach S-3115, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right onto Whiskey Hill, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Suzuki, heading W.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left onto Road 2705, heading W.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 1 miContinue straight onto Boulder Valley, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.1 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/s-3115-whiskey-hill-out-back-9-km-4c93

Trail surface

95% gravel5% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F50°
Precip29%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity79%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 22% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 29% rain7 PM: 21% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Sun 76°53°
Mon 65°51°
Tue 75°50°
Wed 81°50°
Thu 67°49°
Fri 73°47° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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