Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Beaver Pond–Downhell, 7 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 657 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Beaver Pond–Downhell, 7 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Port Gamble, WA. It climbs 657 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 482 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beaver Pond 47.84688, -122.58725
Nearest town Port Gamble, WA

Directions

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Beaver Pond–Downhell, 7 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 657 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 37–481 ft

Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Trailhead: Beaver Pond · 47.84688, -122.58725

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Beaver Pond, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Mycelium, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ranger, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Ewok Climb Trail, heading S.
  8. 500 ftTurn right onto Ewok - ET, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto E.T., heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 500 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Secret Squirrel, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Downhell, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Forbidden Forest, heading SW.
  16. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto Lower Easy Street, heading N.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Over Easy, heading E.
  19. 200 ftBear left onto Over Hard, heading SE.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Next Day Air, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftBear left onto Jump to Conclusions, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 100 ftBear left onto Petrichor, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left onto Spur Road, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Petrichor, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Night Owl, heading N.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Petrichor, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miBear right onto Tessa's, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Pond, heading E.
  33. 0.5 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

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F50°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Tue 74°56°
Wed 79°56°
Thu 82°54°
Fri 75°52°
Sat 73°50°
Sun 73°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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