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Winter Pond–Forest to Sky Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Winter Pond–Forest to Sky Trail, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Grand Forest West near Manzanita, WA. The route reaches Winter Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 549 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 354 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.66485, -122.55319
Nearest town Manzanita, WA
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Winter Pond–Forest to Sky Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 55–355 ft

Out & Back · Grand Forest West

Trailhead: 47.66485, -122.55319

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Koura at Abies stop 22 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Main Loop Trail, heading S.
  4. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Hilltop Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Trillium Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Forest to Sky Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 miReach Winter Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 100 ftBear right onto Trillium Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto Hilltop Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Main Loop Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/winter-pond-winter-pond-out-back-10-km-3776

Trail surface

76% dirt18% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Koura at Abies stop 22 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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