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Yellow Jacket Loop is a 4.2-mile loop in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Striebels Corner, WA. It climbs 426 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 476 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.81145, -122.58373
Nearest town Striebels Corner, WA

Directions

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Yellow Jacket Loop

4.2 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 64–474 ft

Loop · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Trailhead: 47.81145, -122.58373

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miSharp left onto Yellow Jacket, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

88% gravel4% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F49°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity60%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Tue 77°55°
Wed 81°57°
Thu 82°54°
Fri 75°52°
Sat 73°50°
Sun 74°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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