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Lower Mirkwood–Mordor, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Striebels Corner, WA. It climbs 560 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 476 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 47.80988, -122.58358
Nearest town Striebels Corner, WA

Directions

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Lower Mirkwood–Mordor, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 67–474 ft

Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Trailhead: connector · 47.80988, -122.58358

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 250 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. 200 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. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp 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 surface

45% gravel1% dirt54% 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 1.7 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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