Cat Lake
3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Cat Lake is a 3-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Gardiner, WA. The route reaches Cat Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cat Lake
3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 351–410 ft
Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park
Trailhead: 48.07538, -122.96106
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Cat Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:21 PM.
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- Fireweed Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Fireweed Road & Old Yarrow Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- West Diamond Point Trail via Old Yarrow Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 211 ft
- Alder Hollow Trail–Diamond Point Boulevard, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Beach Trail–Bluff Trail, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 369 ft
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