Big Pond Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Big Pond Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in McCormick Woods Trail System near Wildwood, WA. It is mostly level, with 194 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
8.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 401–498 ft
Out & Back · McCormick Woods Trail System
Trailhead: 47.45619, -122.71167
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Big Pond Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Warbler, heading N.
- 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 SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, 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 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 2 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Big Pond Trail
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Big Pond Trail
- 5 mi · out & back · via Big Pond Trail
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