AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Transmission Line Road via 15 Infantry Regiment Road

15.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 5 hr 18 min

Transmission Line Road via 15 Infantry Regiment Road is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Roy, WA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 404 ft15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.02787, -122.55631
Nearest town Roy, WA
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Transmission Line Road via 15 Infantry Regiment Road

15.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 5 hr 18 min

Elevation 342–404 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.02787, -122.55631

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto 15 Infantry Regiment Road, heading N.
  10. 2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Transmission Line Road, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miReach Transmission Line Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 1.5 miTurn left onto 15 Infantry Regiment Road, heading W.
  19. 2.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/transmission-line-road-out-back-25-km

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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