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Fort Ward Park

Fort Ward Park Viewpoint & Tani Creek Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 48 min

Fort Ward Park Viewpoint & Tani Creek Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Fort Ward Park near West Blakely, WA. The route reaches Fort Ward Park Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 194 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.58906, -122.53176
Nearest town West Blakely, WA
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Directions

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Fort Ward Park Viewpoint & Tani Creek Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 48 min

Elevation 23–193 ft

Out & Back · Fort Ward Park

Trailhead: 47.58906, -122.53176

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miPass Fort Ward Park Viewpoint.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left onto Tani Creek Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Fort Ward Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fort-ward-park-viewpoint-tani-creek-trail-out-back

Trail surface

61% dirt15% gravel24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near West Blakely, Washington