Telephone Of The Wind–Ellis Cove Fir, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Squaxin Park near North Olympia, WA. The route passes Squaxin Park Beach and Ellis Cove Fir before reaching Telephone Of The Wind at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 294 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 157 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.07710, -122.89698
Nearest town North Olympia, WA
Directions
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Telephone Of The Wind–Ellis Cove Fir, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 59 min
Elevation 11–157 ft
Out & Back · Squaxin Park
Trailhead: 47.07710, -122.89698
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Squaxin Park Beach.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ellis Cove Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Ellis Cove Fir.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Squaxin Park, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Telephone Of The Wind, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
32% gravel13% dirt1% boardwalk1% paved53% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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