Tumble Creek Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Tumble Creek Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Kachess Resort, WA. It climbs 1,027 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 98/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,137 – 4,938 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kachess Ridge Trail 47.40990, -121.20868
Nearest town Kachess Resort, WA

Directions

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Tumble Creek Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 4,137–4,937 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Kachess Ridge Trail · 47.40990, -121.20868

Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 50°F / low 37° · precip 33% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 2.5 miTurn left onto Tumble Creek Road, heading E.
  3. 50 ftReach Tumble Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Light snowTemperature 50°F37°
Feels like44°Precip33%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity83%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 24% rain4 PM: 32% rain5 PM: 33% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 52°39° 34%
Sun 61°41° 40%
Mon 59°38°
Tue 66°40°
Wed 75°46°
Thu 65°46°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:13 PM.

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Good to know

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