Beach Trail–Bluff Trail, 6 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 749 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Beach Trail–Bluff Trail, 6 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Gardiner, WA. It climbs 749 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Beach Trail–Bluff Trail, 6 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 749 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 34–410 ft
Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park
Trailhead: 48.06590, -122.94661
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Trailhead Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto East Diamond Point Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beach Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bluff Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Yarrow Cutoff, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto West Diamond Point Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Trailhead Loop, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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