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Gazzam Lake Nature Preserve

270 & Westwood Shore Trail

1.2 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 33 min

270 & Westwood Shore Trail is a 1.2-mile out-and-back in Gazzam Lake Nature Preserve near Westwood, WA. The route reaches 270 at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It climbs 316 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 390 ft · steepest grade: 22%1.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.62493, -122.56604
Nearest town Westwood, WA
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270 & Westwood Shore Trail

1.2 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 33 min

Elevation 83–390 ft

Out & Back · Gazzam Lake Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 47.62493, -122.56604

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Westwood Shore Trail, heading W.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miReach 270, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/270-out-back

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Westwood, Washington