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The Trek at Tehaleh

Connector Trail & Heavy Nettle via Madrona Loop

9 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Connector Trail & Heavy Nettle via Madrona Loop is a 9-mile out-and-back in The Trek at Tehaleh near Orting, WA. It climbs 603 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 833 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Madrona Loop 47.12316, -122.21137
Nearest town Orting, WA
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Connector Trail & Heavy Nettle via Madrona Loop

9 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 433–835 ft

Out & Back · The Trek at Tehaleh

Trailhead: Madrona Loop · 47.12316, -122.21137

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Madrona Loop, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Heavy Nettle, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Madrona Loop, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Crosscut, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 450 ftBear left onto Missing Link, heading S.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fast & The Curious, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Missing Link, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 500 ftBear right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.6 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miBear right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftReach Heavy Nettle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading NW.
  30. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  31. 500 ftBear left onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading W.
  32. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  34. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  35. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  36. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  39. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  40. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  41. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Missing Link, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftTurn right onto PB&J, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fast & The Curious, heading NW.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Missing Link, heading NW.
  46. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  47. 450 ftBear left onto Crosscut, heading NW.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right onto Madrona Loop, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftBear left onto Heavy Nettle, heading SW.
  50. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  51. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Madrona Loop, heading NW.
  52. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/connector-trail-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

9% gravel91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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