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Connector Trail via Forest Loop Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Connector Trail via Forest Loop Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Orting, WA. It climbs 281 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi676 – 833 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.12789, -122.18698
Nearest town Orting, WA
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Connector Trail via Forest Loop Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 675–835 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.12789, -122.18698

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miBear right onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 500 ftBear right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftReach Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 500 ftBear left onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  27. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  28. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/connector-trail-out-back-9-km-e07a

Trail surface

25% paved11% gravel64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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