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Island Center Forest

Fir Hill Trail & Middle Fork via Grinder

2.1 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 45 min

Fir Hill Trail & Middle Fork via Grinder is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Island Center Forest near Cove, WA. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 390 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.44064, -122.48979
Nearest town Cove, WA
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Fir Hill Trail & Middle Fork via Grinder

2.1 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 45 min

Elevation 306–392 ft

Out & Back · Island Center Forest

Trailhead: 47.44064, -122.48979

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Middle Fork, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grinder, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Valley of the Firs, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Fir Hill Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach Middle Fork, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Valley of the Firs, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Grinder, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Middle Fork, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miArrive 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/fir-hill-trail-middle-fork-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

50% dirt17% gravel33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:41 PM

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