Winter Pond & Forest to Sky Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Winter Pond & Forest to Sky Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Grand Forest West near Manzanita, WA. The route reaches Winter Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 389 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 – 348 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.65431, -122.54974
Nearest town Manzanita, WA
Directions
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Winter Pond & Forest to Sky Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 55–348 ft
Out & Back · Grand Forest West
Trailhead: 47.65431, -122.54974
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trillium Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Forest to Sky Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Winter Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Winter Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Trillium Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Hilltop Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 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
87% dirt1% boardwalk12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:42 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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