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Taylor Mountain Forest

Boot Trail–Donkey Engine Trail, 5 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,087 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Boot Trail–Donkey Engine Trail, 5 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Taylor Mountain Forest near Hobart, WA. It climbs 1,087 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 1,526 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.41981, -121.95204
Nearest town Hobart, WA
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Boot Trail–Donkey Engine Trail, 5 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,087 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 594–1,525 ft

Out & Back · Taylor Mountain Forest

Trailhead: 47.41981, -121.95204

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 76°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Donkey Engine Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Carey Creek Trail, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Mt. Beaver Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right onto Boot Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Road F, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Road A, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftSharp left onto Sherwood Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Hermit, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto Road H, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Hermit, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Knee Knocker, heading E.
  15. 250 ftReach Donkey Engine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 250 ftTurn left onto Hermit, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Road H, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp left onto Hermit, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sherwood Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftSharp right onto Road A, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn left onto Road F, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto Boot Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.6 miSharp left onto Mt. Beaver Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right onto Carey Creek Trail, heading W.
  26. 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miSharp right onto Donkey Engine Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 250 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/boot-trail-donkey-engine-trail-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

76% dirt5% gravel19% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F48°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity57%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 84°54°
Wed 90°60°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 82°51°
Sat 81°50°
Sun 82°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.

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