Fortson Mill Ponds via Whitehorse Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Rowan, WA. The route reaches Fortson Mill Ponds. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi279 – 449 ft14.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Whitehorse Trail 48.27676, -121.84311
Nearest town Rowan, WA
Directions
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Fortson Mill Ponds via Whitehorse Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 5 hr
Elevation 278–449 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Whitehorse Trail · 48.27676, -121.84311
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Whitehorse Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear right onto 310th Street Northeast, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Whitehorse Trail, heading E.
- 3.4 miPass Fortson Mill Ponds.
- 2.2 miReach Fortson Mill Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.5 miBear right onto 310th Street Northeast, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Whitehorse Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 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
92% gravel7% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.3 mi in (~184 min). Leave by 3:45 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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