Heavy Nettle & Madrona Loop is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in The Trek at Tehaleh near Rhododendron Park, WA. It climbs 535 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi354 – 778 ft9.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.12833, -122.17522
Nearest town Rhododendron Park, WA
Directions
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Heavy Nettle & Madrona Loop
8.2 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 355–778 ft
Out & Back · The Trek at Tehaleh
Trailhead: 47.12833, -122.17522
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Forest Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Missing Link, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto PB&J, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fast & The Curious, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Missing Link, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Crosscut, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Madrona Loop, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Heavy Nettle, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Madrona Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Heavy Nettle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Heavy Nettle, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Madrona Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Crosscut, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Missing Link, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fast & The Curious, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Missing Link, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Forest Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
4% paved3% gravel93% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F52°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 5:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed
88°58°
Thu
92°53°
Fri
85°50°
Sat
83°51°
Sun
82°48°
Mon
84°50°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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