Miller Peninsula State Park

Bluff Viewpoint–Fireweed Road, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Bluff Viewpoint–Fireweed Road, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Blyn, WA. The route reaches Bluff Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 417 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 48.06838, -122.98307
Nearest town Blyn, WA

Directions

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Bluff Viewpoint–Fireweed Road, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 274–417 ft

Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park

Trailhead: 48.06838, -122.98307

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 400 ftSharp right onto Fireweed Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left onto Manzanita Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Bluff Crossing, heading W.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftReach Bluff Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bluff Crossing, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Manzanita Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.9 miSharp right onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fireweed Road, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftBear right onto South 40, heading SW.
  16. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F58°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:46 PM
Wed 80°61°
Thu 67°56°
Fri 65°52°
Sat 63°52°
Sun 63°52°
Mon 64°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:23 PM.

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