AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Forest Loop Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Forest Loop Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Orting, WA. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 791 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.11486, -122.19252
Nearest town Orting, WA
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Forest Loop Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 711–791 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.11486, -122.19252

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 500 ftBear right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 500 ftBear left onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 450 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/forest-loop-trail-out-back-6-km-3a84

Trail surface

20% gravel80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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