Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Dirt Devil–Forbidden Forest, 3 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Dirt Devil–Forbidden Forest, 3 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Port Gamble, WA. It climbs 624 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 469 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.83869, -122.61511
Nearest town Port Gamble, WA

Directions

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Dirt Devil–Forbidden Forest, 3 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 147–468 ft

Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Trailhead: 47.83869, -122.61511

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Forbidden Forest, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Twisted Sister, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Maggie Rocks, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto Mordor, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto Bobsled, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dirt Devil, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miReach Forbidden Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Bobsled, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left onto Mordor, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 250 ftTurn right onto Maggie Rocks, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  32. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 350 ftTurn right onto Twisted Sister, heading N.
  36. 0.3 miSharp left onto Forbidden Forest, heading W.
  37. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

41% dirt16% gravel43% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F50°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity65%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Tue 76°55°
Wed 80°56°
Thu 81°53°
Fri 74°52°
Sat 72°50°
Sun 73°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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