Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park
Downhell–Forbidden Forest, 4 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 597 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Downhell–Forbidden Forest, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Port Gamble, WA. It climbs 597 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Downhell–Forbidden Forest, 4 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 597 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 60–481 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 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Secret Squirrel, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Downhell, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Forbidden Forest, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Lower Easy Street, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Over Easy, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Over Hard, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Next Day Air, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto Jump to Conclusions, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Petrichor, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Spur Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Petrichor, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 2.0 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Stumps Trailhead
- Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park Viewpoint & Beaver Pond 1.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Beaver Pond Viewpoint & Beaver Pond 1.6 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Mycelium 2 mi · ▲ 520 ft
- Mycelium 2.1 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Fortnight–Petrichor, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Hope Viewpoint–Hope Loop, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 421 ft
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