Waterman Rock–Bent Tree Trail, 5 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Putney Woods County Park near Bay View, WA. The route reaches Waterman Rock at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi210 – 302 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 48.03717, -122.46674
Nearest town Bay View, WA
Directions
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Waterman Rock–Bent Tree Trail, 5 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 210–303 ft
Out & Back · Putney Woods County Park
Trailhead: 48.03717, -122.46674
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Mistletoe Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Canter Berry Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Rocky Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Whispering Pines, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blazing Saddles, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Coral Root Link Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gooseberry, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Wood Nymph Way, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Pacific Yew Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bent Tree Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Waterman Erratic, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Waterman Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right onto Bent Tree Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pacific Yew Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wood Nymph Way, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Gooseberry, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Coral Root Link Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Blazing Saddles, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Whispering Pines, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rocky Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Canter Berry Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Mistletoe Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 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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