Yellow Jacket is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park near Striebels Corner, WA. It climbs 369 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi115 – 476 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.81560, -122.59077
Nearest town Striebels Corner, WA
Directions
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Yellow Jacket
4.3 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 115–474 ft
Out & Back · Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park
Trailhead: 47.81560, -122.59077
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Yellow Jacket, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
89% gravel4% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F49°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity65%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Tue
76°54°
Wed
81°56°
Thu
81°53°
Fri
74°52°
Sat
73°50°
Sun
73°50°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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