Hintzville Beaver Ponds via Lost Highway West
11.5 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Hintzville Beaver Ponds via Lost Highway West is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Big Beef Creek Wildlife Area near Hintzville, WA. The route reaches Hintzville Beaver Ponds at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 382 ft. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hintzville Beaver Ponds via Lost Highway West
11.5 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Elevation 510–642 ft
Out & Back · Big Beef Creek Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 47.56807, -122.90426
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 73°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Lost Highway West, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Hintzville Beaver Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Lost Highway West 9.5 mi · ▲ 353 ft
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