McCormick Woods Trail System

Big Pond Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Big Pond Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in McCormick Woods Trail System near Sunnyslope, WA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi400 – 472 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.46968, -122.71675
Nearest town Sunnyslope, WA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Big Pond Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 401–471 ft

Out & Back · McCormick Woods Trail System

Trailhead: 47.46968, -122.71675

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 200 ftBear left onto Big Pond Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miBear left onto Warbler, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 8:20 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM — 19 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead