Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area
South Bessemer–Bessemer Road, 3 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 4,326 ft · 5 hr 38 min
South Bessemer–Bessemer Road, 3 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area near Riverpoint, WA. The route reaches South Bessemer at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 4,326 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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South Bessemer–Bessemer Road, 3 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 4,326 ft · 5 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,311–5,010 ft
Out & Back · Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: CCC Trail · 47.52739, -121.62607
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
- Start on CCC Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Bessemer Road, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach South Bessemer, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 2.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left onto CCC Trail, heading E.
- 100 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~229 min). Leave by 2:59 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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