Cat Lake–Trailhead Loop, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Cat Lake–Trailhead Loop, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Gardiner, WA. The route reaches Cat Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 257 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cat Lake–Trailhead Loop, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 163–410 ft
Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park
Trailhead: 48.06590, -122.94661
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trailhead Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto West Diamond Point Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Cat Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Trailhead Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- East Diamond Point Trail–Fireweed Road Loop, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 343 ft
- Cat Lake–Trailhead Loop, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 257 ft
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- Beach Trail–Bluff Trail, 6 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 749 ft
- Bluff Viewpoint–Bluff Trail Cutoff Loop, 9 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 455 ft
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