Banner Forest Heritage Park

Banner Slough–Bloviate Loop, 5 sights

2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 42 min

Banner Slough–Bloviate Loop, 5 sights is a 2-mile loop in Banner Forest Heritage Park near Banner, WA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 440 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Banner Forest East Trailhead 47.48911, -122.54582
Nearest town Banner, WA

Directions

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Banner Slough–Bloviate Loop, 5 sights

2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 42 min

Elevation 336–439 ft

Loop · Banner Forest Heritage Park

Trailhead: Banner Forest East Trailhead · 47.48911, -122.54582

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dr John, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wormhole, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Banner Slough, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftSharp left onto Wally World, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Cougar's Knoll, heading W.
  9. 200 ftSharp left onto Croaking Frog, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tunnel Vision, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Croaking Frog, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftBear left onto Mantis, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 300 ftTurn left onto Bloviate, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tunnel Vision, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Sorceress Hollow, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Banner Slough, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Wally World, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Banner Slough, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lost Trail, heading N.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 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

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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