AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

West Rock Creek Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,093 ft · 2 hr 59 min

West Rock Creek Road is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Dayton, WA. It climbs 1,093 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi502 – 994 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.16646, -123.22050
Nearest town Dayton, WA
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West Rock Creek Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,093 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 503–994 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.16646, -123.22050

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto West Rock Creek Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-rock-creek-road-out-back-12-km-a0bf

Trail surface

65% gravel35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 8:21 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM — 18 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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