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McCormick Woods Trail System

Big Pond Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Big Pond Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in McCormick Woods Trail System near Glenwood, WA. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi400 – 499 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.44722, -122.70419
Nearest town Glenwood, WA
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Big Pond Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Elevation 401–498 ft

Out & Back · McCormick Woods Trail System

Trailhead: 47.44722, -122.70419

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 74°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.7 miSharp left onto Big Pond Trail, heading N.
  13. 1.8 miBear left onto Warbler, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-pond-trail-out-back-17-km-3a1e

Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 74°F48°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity57%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Mon 72°49°
Tue 66°50°
Wed 68°45°
Thu 58°48° 58%
Fri 66°44° 57%
Sat 63°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 4 min before dark.

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