Waterman Rock east side with yardstick.JPG
Dennis Bratland · CC BY-SA 4.0

Waterman Rock–Bent Tree Trail, 3 sights is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Saratoga Woods near Saratoga, WA. The route reaches Waterman Rock at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 308 ft1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saratoga Woods Trails Entrance 48.05785, -122.45352
Nearest town Saratoga, WA

Directions

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Waterman Rock–Bent Tree Trail, 3 sights

1.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 32 min

Elevation 144–307 ft

Out & Back · Saratoga Woods

Trailhead: Saratoga Woods Trails Entrance · 48.05785, -122.45352

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Saratoga Woods Trails Entrance, heading W.
  2. 350 ftBear right onto Wintergreen Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pacific Yew Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Bent Tree Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Waterman Erratic, heading W.
  7. 200 ftReach Waterman Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftSharp right onto Twin Flower Trek, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Gooseberry, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Plum, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Saratoga Woods Trails Entrance, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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