McCormick Woods Trail System

Big Pond Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Big Pond Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in McCormick Woods Trail System near Wildwood, WA. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi387 – 499 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.45619, -122.71167
Nearest town Wildwood, WA

Directions

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Big Pond Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 387–498 ft

Out & Back · McCormick Woods Trail System

Trailhead: 47.45619, -122.71167

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left onto Big Pond Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.8 miBear left onto Warbler, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grouse, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Foxglove, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 350 ftBear left onto Orchid, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Foxglove, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Grouse, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Warbler, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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