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Dingford Creek Trail & Middle Fork Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,258 ft · 6 hr 4 min

Dingford Creek Trail & Middle Fork Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. It climbs 2,258 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,014 – 2,582 ft · steepest grade: 38%15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middle Fork Trailhead 47.54797, -121.53689
Nearest town Garcia, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
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Dingford Creek Trail & Middle Fork Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,258 ft · 6 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,014–2,583 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Middle Fork Trailhead · 47.54797, -121.53689

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Middle Fork Trail, heading SW.
  2. 5.1 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Middle Fork Tie #2 Trail, heading SE.
  4. 2.2 miReach Middle Fork Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Middle Fork Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 4.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-tin-cup-joe-falls-tin-cup-joe-falls-out-back-5-viewpoints-19-km-99be

Trail surface

56% boardwalk44% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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