White Star

5 mi · ▲ 557 ft · 1 hr 57 min

White Star is a 5-mile out-and-back near Stimson, WA. The route reaches White Star at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 557 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 879 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.14288, -123.26335
Nearest town Stimson, WA

Directions

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White Star

5 mi · ▲ 557 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 451–880 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.14288, -123.26335

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miReach White Star, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.4 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% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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