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McCormick Woods Trail System

Fairview Lake via Big Pond Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Fairview Lake via Big Pond Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in McCormick Woods Trail System near Gorst, WA. The route reaches Fairview Lake at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi400 – 499 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.49826, -122.69565
Nearest town Gorst, WA
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Fairview Lake via Big Pond Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 400–498 ft

Out & Back · McCormick Woods Trail System

Trailhead: 47.49826, -122.69565

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Warbler, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 1.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miReach Fairview Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.7 miSharp left onto Big Pond Trail, heading N.
  25. 1.8 miBear left onto Warbler, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 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/fairview-lake-out-back-15-km-2457

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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