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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Missing Link, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto PB&J, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fast & The Curious, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Missing Link, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left onto Crosscut, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Madrona Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Heavy Nettle, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 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.
- 50 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 SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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