Big Pond Trail
11.2 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Big Pond Trail is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in McCormick Woods Trail System near Wildwood, WA. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Pond Trail
11.2 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 401–498 ft
Out & Back · McCormick Woods Trail System
Trailhead: 47.47514, -122.68618
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.6 miArrive 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 3.3 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Wicks Lake & Fairview Lake 5.7 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Big Pond Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Big Pond Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 253 ft
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