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Chimacum Ridge Community Forest

Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint & Forest Road Loop

3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint & Forest Road Loop is a 3-mile out-and-back in Chimacum Ridge Community Forest near Chimacum, WA. The route reaches Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 499 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.97638, -122.76754
Nearest town Chimacum, WA
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Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint & Forest Road Loop

3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 383–497 ft

Out & Back · Chimacum Ridge Community Forest

Trailhead: 47.97638, -122.76754

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left onto Forest Road Loop, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftReach Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 250 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/chimacum-ridge-community-forest-viewpoint-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

95% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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