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Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Forbidden Forest–Fortnight, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Forbidden Forest–Fortnight, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Port Gamble, WA. It climbs 370 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 472 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fortnight 47.84383, -122.60703
Nearest town Port Gamble, WA
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Forbidden Forest–Fortnight, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 201–472 ft

Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Trailhead: Fortnight · 47.84383, -122.60703

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 785 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Fortnight, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 450 ftBear left onto Okilly Dokilly, heading SE.
  4. 300 ftBear right onto Petrichor, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Spur Road, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Petrichor, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Jump to Conclusions, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear right onto Next Day Air, heading S.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Over Hard, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftBear right onto Over Easy, heading S.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Lower Easy Street, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Forest, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miSharp right onto Twisted Sister, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto To The Wild West, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftReach Fortnight, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 300 ftBear left onto Twisted Sister, heading SE.
  21. 0.4 miSharp left onto Forbidden Forest, heading NE.
  22. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 100 ftTurn left onto Lower Easy Street, heading N.
  24. 350 ftContinue straight onto Over Easy, heading W.
  25. 200 ftBear left onto Over Hard, heading N.
  26. 200 ftContinue straight onto Next Day Air, heading NE.
  27. 200 ftBear left onto Jump to Conclusions, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Petrichor, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left onto Spur Road, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear right onto Petrichor, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miBear left onto Okilly Dokilly, heading NE.
  33. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 450 ftTurn left onto Fortnight, heading N.
  35. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forbidden-forest-lower-easy-street-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F50°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Tue 74°55°
Wed 79°56°
Thu 81°53°
Fri 74°52°
Sat 72°50°
Sun 73°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 785 m from the trailhead

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