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Miller Peninsula State Park

Bluff Trail Cutoff–Bluff Trail, 7 sights

10.3 mi · ▲ 695 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Bluff Trail Cutoff–Bluff Trail, 7 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Washington Harbor, WA. It climbs 695 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 410 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 48.07715, -122.99354
Nearest town Washington Harbor, WA
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Bluff Trail Cutoff–Bluff Trail, 7 sights

10.3 mi · ▲ 695 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Elevation 167–410 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Manzanita Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left onto Bluff Crossing, heading N.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail Cutoff, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Bluff Trail, heading SE.
  7. 500 ftTurn left onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Fireweed Road, heading S.
  9. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Trailhead Loop, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right onto West Diamond Point Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 1 miSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Yarrow Cutoff, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Manzanita Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right onto Bluff Crossing, heading N.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto Bluff Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Muddy Bluff Alternate, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Manzanita Trail, heading S.
  20. 1.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftArrive 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/bluff-trail-cutoff-bluff-trail-out-back-8-sights-17-km

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F58°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:53 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed 80°61°
Thu 68°56°
Fri 65°52°
Sat 63°52°
Sun 63°52°
Mon 65°53°

Sunset

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 9:04 PM — 17 min before dark.

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