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Miller Peninsula State Park

Bluff Trail Cutoff–Bluff Trail, 6 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Bluff Trail Cutoff–Bluff Trail, 6 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Gardiner, WA. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 410 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 48.06816, -122.96320
Nearest town Gardiner, WA
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Bluff Trail Cutoff–Bluff Trail, 6 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 263–409 ft

Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park

Trailhead: 48.06816, -122.96320

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Yarrow Cutoff, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Bluff Trail, heading NW.
  9. 500 ftBear right onto Bluff Trail Cutoff, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bluff Crossing, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Manzanita Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miSharp right onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fireweed Road, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  16. 400 ftBear right onto South 40, heading E.
  17. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.9 miArrive 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-viewpoint-cat-lake-loop

Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 8:16 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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