Connector Trail via Forest Loop Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Connector Trail via Forest Loop Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Orting, WA. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Connector Trail via Forest Loop Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 675–838 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.12512, -122.19422
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- North Forest Park 1.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Forest Loop Trail via Trilogy Loop Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Trilogy Loop Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Trilogy Loop Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Trilogy Loop Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Fast & The Curious 6.3 mi · ▲ 530 ft
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