Grand Forest West

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Trillium Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Forest to Sky Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miPass Winter Pond.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftReach Winter Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 100 ftBear right onto Trillium Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 350 ftContinue straight onto Hilltop Trail, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  22. 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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