The Trek at Tehaleh

Heavy Nettle & Madrona Loop

8 mi · ▲ 619 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Heavy Nettle & Madrona Loop is an 8-mile out-and-back in The Trek at Tehaleh near Orting, WA. It climbs 619 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi354 – 781 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.12623, -122.19245
Nearest town Orting, WA

Directions

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Heavy Nettle & Madrona Loop

8 mi · ▲ 619 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 353–781 ft

Out & Back · The Trek at Tehaleh

Trailhead: 47.12623, -122.19245

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Missing Link, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto PB&J, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fast & The Curious, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Missing Link, heading E.
  20. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 400 ftBear left onto Crosscut, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Madrona Loop, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Heavy Nettle, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miBear left onto Madrona Loop, heading N.
  26. 50 ftReach Heavy Nettle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miBear right onto Heavy Nettle, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miBear right onto Madrona Loop, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Crosscut, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  32. 450 ftBear left onto Missing Link, heading S.
  33. 350 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading S.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fast & The Curious, heading S.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Missing Link, heading S.
  37. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  40. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  41. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  42. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  43. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  44. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  45. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  46. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  47. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  49. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  50. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

8% paved2% gravel90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 8:17 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM — 18 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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