AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

West Combs Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 44 min

West Combs Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near McCleary Junction, WA. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 522 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

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

4.8 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 305–523 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 miContinue straight onto West Combs Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto GD 3560 Road, heading W.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto West Combs Road, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 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-f91d

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:56 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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