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Derailed & Downhell is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Striebels Corner, WA. It climbs 619 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 482 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80571, -122.58629
Nearest town Striebels Corner, WA

Directions

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Derailed & Downhell

5.5 mi · ▲ 619 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 72–481 ft

Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Trailhead: 47.80571, -122.58629

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Twisted Sister, heading W.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftReach Derailed, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Derailed, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

42% gravel21% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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