Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Valleytrail

3.6 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Valleytrail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Striebels Corner, WA. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 472 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Valleytrail 47.78876, -122.60226
Nearest town Striebels Corner, WA

Directions

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Valleytrail

3.6 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 312–474 ft

Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Trailhead: Valleytrail · 47.78876, -122.60226

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 71°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valleytrail, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Flash, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ridgetrail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Coyote, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftBear right onto Ridgetrail, heading S.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Flash, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Valleytrail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

52% gravel9% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F49°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity50%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Tue 79°59°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 91°53°
Fri 82°52°
Sat 81°49°
Sun 79°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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