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Miller Peninsula State Park

1st Trail–Bluff Trail Cutoff, 6 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 3 hr 23 min

1st Trail–Bluff Trail Cutoff, 6 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Gardiner, WA. It climbs 700 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 423 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Diamond Point Trail 48.07874, -122.95314
Nearest town Gardiner, WA
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1st Trail–Bluff Trail Cutoff, 6 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Elevation 171–422 ft

Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park

Trailhead: West Diamond Point Trail · 48.07874, -122.95314

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start on West Diamond Point Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Yarrow Road, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftBear left onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Bluff Trail, heading SW.
  5. 500 ftBear right onto Bluff Trail Cutoff, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bluff Crossing, heading W.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Manzanita Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.6 miBear right onto 1st Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miReach West Diamond Point Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miBear left onto Manzanita Trail, heading E.
  12. 1.6 miTurn left onto Bluff Crossing, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail Cutoff, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miBear left onto Bluff Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading S.
  17. 0.7 miBear right onto Old Yarrow Road, heading SE.
  18. 300 ftTurn left onto West Diamond Point Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/1st-trail-bluff-trail-cutoff-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 8:22 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM — 17 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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