McCormick Woods Trail System

Big Pond Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Big Pond Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in McCormick Woods Trail System near Wildwood, WA. It climbs 253 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi387 – 499 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.47514, -122.68618
Nearest town Wildwood, WA

Directions

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Big Pond Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Elevation 387–498 ft

Out & Back · McCormick Woods Trail System

Trailhead: 47.47514, -122.68618

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left onto Big Pond Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.8 miBear left onto Warbler, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grouse, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Foxglove, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftBear left onto Orchid, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miBear right onto Foxglove, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Grouse, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Warbler, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 1.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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