Beach Trail–Bluff Trail, 4 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Beach Trail–Bluff Trail, 4 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Washington Harbor, WA. It climbs 605 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Beach Trail–Bluff Trail, 4 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 15–350 ft
Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park
Trailhead: 48.07715, -122.99354
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Manzanita Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Bluff Crossing, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bluff to Beach (B2B), heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Beach Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Manzanita Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Bluff to Beach (B2B), heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Bluff Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bluff Crossing, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Manzanita Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 8:21 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM — 18 min before dark.
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