Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park
Big Rose–Clearcut Trails, 6 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Big Rose–Clearcut Trails, 6 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Port Gamble, WA. It climbs 1,027 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Rose–Clearcut Trails, 6 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Elevation 60–447 ft
Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park
Trailhead: Stumps · 47.84007, -122.58828
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mycelium, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ranger, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ewok Climb Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Ewok - ET, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto E.T., heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Secret Squirrel, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Lower Mirkwood, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mordor, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Cut-Off, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Big Rose, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Clearcut Trails, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Coyote, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Ridgetrail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Secret Squirrel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Coyote, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Clearcut Trails, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Big Rose, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cut-Off, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mordor, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Lower Mirkwood, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Secret Squirrel, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto E.T., heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ewok - ET, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ewok Climb Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ranger, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mycelium, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 3.5 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Beaver Pond Viewpoint & Beaver Pond 1.6 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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- Mycelium 2.1 mi · ▲ 369 ft
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