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Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Lower Mirkwood–Mordor, 4 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 593 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Lower Mirkwood–Mordor, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Striebels Corner, WA. It climbs 593 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 476 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.81145, -122.58373
Nearest town Striebels Corner, WA
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Lower Mirkwood–Mordor, 4 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 593 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 64–474 ft

Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Trailhead: 47.81145, -122.58373

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Wild West, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 250 ftBear right onto Warlock, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mordor, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miBear left onto Lower Mirkwood, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 50 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/lower-mirkwood-mordor-loop-4-sights-8-km-0ebd

Trail surface

43% gravel1% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F49°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity60%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Tue 77°55°
Wed 81°57°
Thu 82°54°
Fri 75°52°
Sat 73°50°
Sun 74°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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