Big Beef Creek Wildlife Area

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.

Elevation

0 mi509 – 643 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.56807, -122.90426
Nearest town Hintzville, WA

Directions

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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:54 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miBear left onto Lost Highway West, heading E.
  7. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miReach Hintzville Beaver Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 2 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

49% dirt27% gravel24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:54 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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