Zen
7 mi · ▲ 897 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Zen is a 7-mile out-and-back near McMurray, WA. It climbs 897 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi535 – 1,326 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 48.29847, -122.27270
Nearest town McMurray, WA
Directions
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Zen
7 mi · ▲ 897 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 536–1,325 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 48.29847, -122.27270
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Zen, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Zen, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:22 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:19 PM.
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