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McCormick Woods Trail System

Wicks Lake via Big Pond Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Wicks Lake via Big Pond Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in McCormick Woods Trail System near Gorst, WA. The route reaches Wicks Lake at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi400 – 499 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.49826, -122.69565
Nearest town Gorst, WA
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Wicks Lake via Big Pond Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 400–498 ft

Out & Back · McCormick Woods Trail System

Trailhead: 47.49826, -122.69565

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Warbler, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 1.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miReach Wicks Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.7 miSharp left onto Big Pond Trail, heading N.
  25. 1.8 miBear left onto Warbler, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wicks-lake-out-back-14-km-0130

Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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