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Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Alders–Big Rose, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Alders–Big Rose, 4 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Breidablick, WA. It climbs 583 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 469 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Millie's Trail 47.78582, -122.62813
Nearest town Breidablick, WA
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Alders–Big Rose, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 186–469 ft

Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Trailhead: Millie's Trail · 47.78582, -122.62813

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Millie's Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Coyote, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Clearcut Trails, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Big Rose, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftBear left onto Alders, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miReach Millie's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miBear right onto Big Rose, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftBear right onto Clearcut Trails, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coyote, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
  20. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto Millie's Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-rose-clearcut-trails-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity52%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Tue 79°59°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 92°53°
Fri 83°52°
Sat 81°50°
Sun 80°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:47 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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