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Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Lower Mirkwood & Mordor

4.6 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Lower Mirkwood & Mordor is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Striebels Corner, WA. It climbs 492 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 449 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80303, -122.58536
Nearest town Striebels Corner, WA
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Lower Mirkwood & Mordor

4.6 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 115–451 ft

Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Trailhead: 47.80303, -122.58536

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bobsled, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto Upper Mirkwood, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lower Mirkwood, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Mordor, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Yellow Jacket, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bobsled, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-mirkwood-mordor-out-back-7-km-54c7

Trail surface

34% gravel10% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F49°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity66%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Tue 76°55°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 81°53°
Fri 75°52°
Sat 73°50°
Sun 73°50°

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