McCormick Woods Trail System

Big Pond Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Big Pond Trail is an 8.5-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 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.46407, -122.71033
Nearest town Wildwood, WA

Directions

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Big Pond Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 387–498 ft

Out & Back · McCormick Woods Trail System

Trailhead: 47.46407, -122.71033

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miSharp left onto Big Pond Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.8 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 N.
  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. 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:42 PM

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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