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Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Hope Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 8 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Hope Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 8 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Port Gamble, WA. The route reaches Hope Viewpoint. It climbs 658 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 463 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beaver Pond 47.84688, -122.58725
Nearest town Port Gamble, WA
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Hope Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 8 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 37–461 ft

Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Trailhead: Beaver Pond · 47.84688, -122.58725

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Beaver Pond, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Mycelium, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ranger, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Ewok Climb Trail, heading S.
  8. 500 ftTurn right onto Ewok - ET, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto E.T., heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 500 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Secret Squirrel, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Downhell, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left onto Buzzcut, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left onto Hope, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miPass Hope Viewpoint.
  19. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Petrichor, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Spur Road, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Petrichor, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Night Owl, heading N.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Petrichor, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miBear right onto Tessa's, heading NE.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Pond, heading E.
  34. 0.5 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/hope-viewpoint-beaver-pond-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F50°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Tue 74°56°
Wed 79°56°
Thu 82°54°
Fri 75°52°
Sat 73°50°
Sun 73°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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