Orting Lake & Heavy Nettle via Madrona Loop
5.3 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Orting Lake & Heavy Nettle via Madrona Loop is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in The Trek at Tehaleh near Orting, WA. The route reaches Orting Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 529 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi433 – 781 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Madrona Loop 47.12316, -122.21137
Nearest town Orting, WA
Directions
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Orting Lake & Heavy Nettle via Madrona Loop
5.3 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 433–782 ft
Out & Back · The Trek at Tehaleh
Trailhead: Madrona Loop · 47.12316, -122.21137
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Madrona Loop, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Heavy Nettle, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Madrona Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Crosscut, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto Missing Link, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fast & The Curious, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Missing Link, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Orting Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto PB&J, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fast & The Curious, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Missing Link, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Crosscut, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Madrona Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Heavy Nettle, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Madrona Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:39 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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