Miller Peninsula State Park

1st Trail & Manzanita Trail

2 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 44 min

1st Trail & Manzanita Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Washington Harbor, WA. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 312 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cable Route 48.07996, -122.99357
Nearest town Washington Harbor, WA

Directions

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1st Trail & Manzanita Trail

2 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 44 min

Elevation 157–313 ft

Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park

Trailhead: Cable Route · 48.07996, -122.99357

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Cable Route, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Manzanita Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto 1st Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miReach 1st Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miBear left onto Manzanita Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cable Route, heading E.
  8. 250 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

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F58°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:53 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed 80°61°
Thu 68°56°
Fri 65°52°
Sat 63°52°
Sun 63°52°
Mon 65°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:21 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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