Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Lower Mirkwood–Mordor, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Lower Mirkwood–Mordor, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Four Corners, WA. It climbs 367 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 476 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.82732, -122.61794
Nearest town Four Corners, WA

Directions

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Lower Mirkwood–Mordor, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 255–474 ft

Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Trailhead: 47.82732, -122.61794

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto To The Wild West, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Lower Mirkwood, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Mordor, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miSharp right onto To The Wild West, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 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

30% gravel4% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F50°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity62%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Tue 76°55°
Wed 80°56°
Thu 81°53°
Fri 74°51°
Sat 72°49°
Sun 73°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 8:02 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM — 2 min before dark.

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