AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Brooks Plum & Sakai Pond via Pool & Gym Access Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 49 min

Brooks Plum & Sakai Pond via Pool & Gym Access Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Ferncliff, WA. The route passes Sakai Pond before reaching Brooks Plum at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 259 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sound to Olympics Trail 47.63589, -122.51572
Nearest town Ferncliff, WA
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Brooks Plum & Sakai Pond via Pool & Gym Access Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 49 min

Elevation 139–258 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sound to Olympics Trail · 47.63589, -122.51572

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 39 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sound to Olympics Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Sakai Pond.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Pool & Gym Access Road, heading S.
  8. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 250 ftReach Brooks Plum, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Sound to Olympics Trail, heading SW.
  37. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brooks-plum-brooks-plum-out-back-4-trees

Trail surface

49% dirt23% gravel20% paved1% boardwalk1% grass6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 39 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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