McCormick Woods Trail System

Big Pond Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Big Pond Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in McCormick Woods Trail System near Sunnyslope, WA. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi367 – 472 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.47110, -122.73444
Nearest town Sunnyslope, WA

Directions

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Big Pond Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 366–471 ft

Out & Back · McCormick Woods Trail System

Trailhead: 47.47110, -122.73444

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftBear left onto Big Pond Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.9 miBear left onto Warbler, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grouse, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Foxglove, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 350 ftBear left onto Orchid, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Foxglove, heading S.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Grouse, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Warbler, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftArrive 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 5:53 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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