Miller Peninsula State Park

Bluff Trail Cutoff–Bluff Trail, 6 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Bluff Trail Cutoff–Bluff Trail, 6 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Gardiner, WA. It climbs 286 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi194 – 423 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Diamond Point Trail 48.07874, -122.95314
Nearest town Gardiner, WA

Directions

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Bluff Trail Cutoff–Bluff Trail, 6 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 194–422 ft

Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park

Trailhead: West Diamond Point Trail · 48.07874, -122.95314

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start on West Diamond Point Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Yarrow Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Yarrow Cutoff, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading N.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto Manzanita Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Bluff Crossing, heading W.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail Cutoff, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Bluff Trail, heading S.
  10. 500 ftTurn left onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miBear right onto Old Yarrow Road, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto West Diamond Point Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.5 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

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 8:22 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM — 17 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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