McCormick Woods Trail System

Big Pond Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Big Pond Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in McCormick Woods Trail System near Wildwood, WA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi400 – 499 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.47114, -122.70690
Nearest town Wildwood, WA

Directions

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Big Pond Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 401–498 ft

Out & Back · McCormick Woods Trail System

Trailhead: 47.47114, -122.70690

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left onto Big Pond Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.8 miBear left onto Warbler, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 1.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 8:13 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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