Miller Peninsula State Park

Manzanita Trail–Trailhead Loop, 3 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Manzanita Trail–Trailhead Loop, 3 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Washington Harbor, WA. It climbs 443 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 410 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 48.08027, -122.99105
Nearest town Washington Harbor, WA

Directions

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Manzanita Trail–Trailhead Loop, 3 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 171–410 ft

Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park

Trailhead: 48.08027, -122.99105

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Manzanita Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.9 miBear left onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Yarrow Cutoff, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto West Diamond Point Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trailhead Loop, heading S.
  9. 50 ftReach Manzanita Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Diamond Point Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 1 miSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Yarrow Cutoff, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Manzanita Trail, heading NW.
  16. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 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

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F58°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:53 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed 80°61°
Thu 68°56°
Fri 65°52°
Sat 63°52°
Sun 63°52°
Mon 65°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 8:22 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM — 18 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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