Miller Peninsula State Park

Fireweed Road & South 40

3.8 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Fireweed Road & South 40 is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Gardiner, WA. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 410 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 48.06816, -122.96320
Nearest town Gardiner, WA

Directions

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Fireweed Road & South 40

3.8 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 274–409 ft

Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park

Trailhead: 48.06816, -122.96320

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Old Yarrow Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Fireweed Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 400 ftBear right onto South 40, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 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

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 8:16 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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