McCormick Woods Trail System

Big Pond Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Big Pond Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in McCormick Woods Trail System near Sunnyslope, WA. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi354 – 472 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.46353, -122.73853
Nearest town Sunnyslope, WA

Directions

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Big Pond Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 354–471 ft

Out & Back · McCormick Woods Trail System

Trailhead: 47.46353, -122.73853

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 250 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 SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Grouse, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Warbler, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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