Inside Loop Trail (Yellow) & Owen Beach
3.5 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Inside Loop Trail (Yellow) & Owen Beach is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Point Defiance Park near Fort Nisqually, WA. It climbs 371 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 305 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.30182, -122.52617
Nearest town Fort Nisqually, WA
Directions
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Inside Loop Trail (Yellow) & Owen Beach
3.5 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 6–304 ft
Out & Back · Point Defiance Park
Trailhead: 47.30182, -122.52617
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Pearl Street & Park Way stop 791 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Outer Loop (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Five Mile Drive, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Inside Loop Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Path to Owen Beach, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Outside Loop Trail (Blue), heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Path to Owen Beach, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Owen Beach, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Inside Loop Trail (Yellow), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Path to Owen Beach, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Outside Loop Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Path to Owen Beach, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Inside Loop Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Five Mile Drive, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Outer Loop (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 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
83% dirt1% sand1% paved15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:41 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pearl Street & Park Way stop 791 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Owen Beach & Five Mile Drive 1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Owen Beach & Outer Loop (Blue) 2 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Outer Loop (Blue) Loop 2 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Owen Beach Fir & Owen Beach via Outer Loop (Blue) 2.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Bridges Viewpoint & Outer Loop (Blue) 2.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Goats–Owen Beach, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 222 ft
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