Cat Lake–Fireweed Road, 4 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Cat Lake–Fireweed Road, 4 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Washington Harbor, WA. The route reaches Cat Lake at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 441 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cat Lake–Fireweed Road, 4 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 171–409 ft
Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park
Trailhead: 48.07715, -122.99354
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Manzanita Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 miSharp right onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Fireweed Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right onto South 40, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Cat Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Fireweed Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Manzanita Trail, heading NE.
- 2.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 12 min before dark.
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