Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park
Downhell–Secret Squirrel, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Downhell–Secret Squirrel, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Port Gamble, WA. It climbs 367 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Downhell–Secret Squirrel, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 283–481 ft
Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park
Trailhead: 47.83598, -122.59810
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 70°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ewok Climb Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Ewok - ET, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto E.T., heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Secret Squirrel, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Downhell, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto To The Wild West, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Secret Squirrel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left onto Twisted Sister, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Secret Squirrel, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto E.T., heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ewok - ET, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ewok Climb Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 1.2 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:47 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Fortnight via Petrichor 1.9 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Mycelium 2 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Petrichor & Tessa's 2.2 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Buzzcut–Downhell, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Derailed & Secret Squirrel 4.7 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Buzzcut–Downhell Loop, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 369 ft
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