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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Forest Loop Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 500 ftBear left onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Missing Link, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto PB&J, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fast & The Curious, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Missing Link, heading NE.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 450 ftBear left onto Crosscut, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Madrona Loop, heading NW.
  22. 100 ftBear left onto Heavy Nettle, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.4 miBear left onto Madrona Loop, heading N.
  25. 50 ftReach Heavy Nettle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miBear right onto Heavy Nettle, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miBear right onto Madrona Loop, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto Crosscut, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  31. 450 ftBear left onto Missing Link, heading S.
  32. 350 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading S.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fast & The Curious, heading S.
  34. 100 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Missing Link, heading S.
  36. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  38. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  39. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  41. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  42. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  43. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading N.
  45. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  46. 500 ftSharp left onto Forest Loop Trail, heading N.
  47. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  48. 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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