AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

West Rock Creek Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 1 hr 43 min

West Rock Creek Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Dayton, WA. It climbs 351 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 623 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.18070, -123.24127
Nearest town Dayton, WA
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West Rock Creek Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 434–624 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.18070, -123.24127

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right onto West Rock Creek Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miReach West Rock Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miArrive 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-rock-creek-road-out-back-7-km-4fe6

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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