McCormick Woods Trail System

Big Pond Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Big Pond Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in McCormick Woods Trail System near Wildwood, WA. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi387 – 499 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.46698, -122.70794
Nearest town Wildwood, WA

Directions

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Big Pond Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 387–498 ft

Out & Back · McCormick Woods Trail System

Trailhead: 47.46698, -122.70794

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left onto Big Pond Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.8 miBear left onto Warbler, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grouse, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Foxglove, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftBear left onto Orchid, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Foxglove, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Grouse, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Warbler, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  20. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 8:05 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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