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Grand Forest West

Winter Pond–Forest to Sky Trail, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Winter Pond–Forest to Sky Trail, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Grand Forest West near Bainbridge Grange, WA. The route reaches Winter Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 588 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 354 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.66656, -122.53499
Nearest town Bainbridge Grange, WA
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Winter Pond–Forest to Sky Trail, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 55–355 ft

Out & Back · Grand Forest West

Trailhead: 47.66656, -122.53499

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Koura at Fairmont stop 190 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Main Loop Trail, heading S.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Hilltop Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Trillium Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Forest to Sky Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miPass Winter Pond.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 500 ftReach Winter Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 100 ftBear right onto Trillium Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 350 ftContinue straight onto Hilltop Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Main Loop Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miArrive 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/main-loop-trail-out-back

Trail surface

65% dirt30% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Koura at Fairmont stop 190 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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