Miller Peninsula State Park

Fireweed Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 59 min

Fireweed Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Gardiner, WA. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 410 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 48.07538, -122.96106
Nearest town Gardiner, WA

Directions

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Fireweed Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 59 min

Elevation 236–410 ft

Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park

Trailhead: 48.07538, -122.96106

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Fireweed Road, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 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

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:45 PM

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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