Fir Hill Trail & Middle Fork via Grinder
2.8 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr
Fir Hill Trail & Middle Fork via Grinder is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Island Center Forest near Cove, WA. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi305 – 417 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Borrow Pit Loop 47.43752, -122.50056
Nearest town Cove, WA
Directions
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Fir Hill Trail & Middle Fork via Grinder
2.8 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 306–418 ft
Out & Back · Island Center Forest
Trailhead: Borrow Pit Loop · 47.43752, -122.50056
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 69°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start on Borrow Pit Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dump Run, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Middle Fork, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Grinder, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Valley of the Firs, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Fir Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Middle Fork, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Valley of the Firs, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Grinder, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Middle Fork, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dump Run, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Borrow Pit Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
77% dirt12% gravel11% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 69°F48°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity58%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Mon
70°48°
Tue
71°52°
Wed
68°47°
Thu
57°50°
57%
Fri
64°46°
57%
Sat
62°50°
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