Fort Townsend Historical State Park
Bluff Trail–Fern Garden Trail, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 51 min
Bluff Trail–Fern Garden Trail, 4 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Fort Townsend Historical State Park near Glen Cove, WA. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bluff Trail–Fern Garden Trail, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 51 min
Elevation 67–277 ft
Out & Back · Fort Townsend Historical State Park
Trailhead: Pump House Trail · 48.07816, -122.80103
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
- Start on Pump House Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Huckleberry Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Camper's Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Bluff Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Trillium Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Fern Garden Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pump House Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:20 PM.
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