Big Pond Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Big Pond Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in McCormick Woods Trail System near Wildwood, WA. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Pond Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 401–498 ft
Out & Back · McCormick Woods Trail System
Trailhead: 47.46407, -122.71033
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Big Pond Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Warbler, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:47 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Fairview Lake 3 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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