2023--1 January--"First Day" hike in MIllersylvania State Park Washington - 52601249613.jpg
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Deep Lake–Millersylvania State Park Beach, 4 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Millersylvania State Park near South Union, WA. The route passes Millersylvania State Park Beach, Deep Lake and Millersylvania State Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 266 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.91660, -122.89918
Nearest town South Union, WA

Directions

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Deep Lake–Millersylvania State Park Beach, 4 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 201–266 ft

Out & Back · Millersylvania State Park

Trailhead: 46.91660, -122.89918

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftPass Millersylvania State Park Beach.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto Fen Way Boardwalk, heading W.
  6. 50 ftPass Deep Lake.
  7. 50 ftPass Millersylvania State Park Beach.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Maple Hollow Loop, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Park Road Southwest, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miReach Deep Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Maple Hollow Loop, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fen Way Boardwalk, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

12% gravel12% boardwalk76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.

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