Chimacum Ridge Community Forest

Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint & Forest Road Loop

6 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint & Forest Road Loop is a 6-mile out-and-back in Chimacum Ridge Community Forest near Beaver Valley, WA. The route reaches Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi354 – 509 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.95489, -122.75693
Nearest town Beaver Valley, WA

Directions

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Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint & Forest Road Loop

6 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 355–509 ft

Out & Back · Chimacum Ridge Community Forest

Trailhead: 47.95489, -122.75693

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start on DNR Access Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto Forest Road Loop, heading N.
  3. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 250 ftReach Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 1.7 miTurn left onto DNR Access Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

92% gravel8% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F58°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity43%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed 83°61°
Thu 84°57°
Fri 79°53°
Sat 78°54°
Sun 76°53°
Mon 78°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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