Waterman Rock–The Trail of Wild Fell, 4 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Putney Woods County Park near Saratoga, WA. The route reaches Waterman Rock at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi256 – 305 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 48.04511, -122.46250
Nearest town Saratoga, WA
Directions
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Waterman Rock–The Trail of Wild Fell, 4 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min
Elevation 255–306 ft
Out & Back · Putney Woods County Park
Trailhead: 48.04511, -122.46250
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto The Trail of Wild Fell, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rocky Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Whispering Pines, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Blazing Saddles, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Coral Root Link Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Twin Flower Trek, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Wood Nymph Way, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Wood Landing Strip, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Waterman Erratic, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Waterman Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Wood Landing Strip, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wood Nymph Way, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Twin Flower Trek, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Coral Root Link Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Blazing Saddles, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Whispering Pines, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rocky Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto The Trail of Wild Fell, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, 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
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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