Forest Loop Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Forest Loop Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Orting, WA. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi715 – 814 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.10480, -122.18296
Nearest town Orting, WA
Directions
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Forest Loop Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 714–814 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.10480, -122.18296
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
5% gravel95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:39 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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