Beach Trail–Bluff Trail Cutoff, 8 sights
8 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Beach Trail–Bluff Trail Cutoff, 8 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Gardiner, WA. It climbs 531 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Beach Trail–Bluff Trail Cutoff, 8 sights
8 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 34–409 ft
Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park
Trailhead: 48.06521, -122.96141
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto South 40, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Fireweed Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Bluff Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Bluff Trail Cutoff, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bluff to Beach (B2B), heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Beach Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Old Yarrow Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:59 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- West Diamond Point Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- West Diamond Point Trail via Old Yarrow Road 6.8 mi · ▲ 274 ft
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