Taylor Mountain Forest

Boot Trail–Donkey Engine Trail, 5 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Boot Trail–Donkey Engine Trail, 5 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Taylor Mountain Forest near Hobart, WA. It climbs 664 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 1,099 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.41981, -121.95204
Nearest town Hobart, WA

Directions

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Boot Trail–Donkey Engine Trail, 5 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 594–1,098 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 miTurn left onto Boot Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Whiskey Still Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Holder Knob Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Southeast 188th Street, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miReach Donkey Engine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Holder Knob Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Whiskey Still Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miBear left onto Boot Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mt. Beaver Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Carey Creek Trail, heading W.
  18. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right onto Donkey Engine Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

31% dirt7% gravel62% 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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