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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Wild West, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Warlock, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mordor, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Lower Mirkwood, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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- Bobsled Loop 3 mi · ▲ 389 ft
- Alders via Big Rose 3.1 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Dirt Devil via Bobsled 3.6 mi · ▲ 442 ft
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