AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

West Combs Road

5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 48 min

West Combs Road is a 5-mile out-and-back near McCleary Junction, WA. It climbs 252 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 522 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 47.12701, -123.29120
Nearest town McCleary Junction, WA
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West Combs Road

5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 338–523 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 47.12701, -123.29120

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right onto West Combs Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miReach West Combs Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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/west-combs-road-out-back-8-km-b77b

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:54 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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