Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park
Downhell–Forbidden Forest, 6 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Downhell–Forbidden Forest, 6 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Port Gamble, WA. It climbs 546 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Downhell–Forbidden Forest, 6 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 52–481 ft
Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park
Trailhead: 47.84860, -122.58746
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Tessa's, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Petrichor, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Night Owl, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Petrichor, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Spur Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Petrichor, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Jump to Conclusions, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Next Day Air, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Over Hard, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Over Easy, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lower Easy Street, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Forest, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Downhell, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Secret Squirrel, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto E.T., heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ewok - ET, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ewok Climb Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ranger, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mycelium, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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