Chimacum Ridge Community Forest
Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint–Forest Road Loop, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 57 min
Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint–Forest Road Loop, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Chimacum Ridge Community Forest near Chimacum, WA. The route reaches Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 316 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint–Forest Road Loop, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 57 min
Elevation 208–497 ft
Out & Back · Chimacum Ridge Community Forest
Trailhead: Loop Trail · 47.98599, -122.77002
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pavilion Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Forest Road Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pavilion Trail, heading SW.
- 100 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 1.1 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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