Middle Fork Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 851 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Middle Fork Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. It climbs 851 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly boardwalk. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,014 – 1,273 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Middle Fork Trailhead 47.54797, -121.53689
Nearest town Garcia, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Middle Fork Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 851 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,014–1,273 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Middle Fork Trailhead · 47.54797, -121.53689
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Middle Fork Trail, heading SW.
- 4.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.1 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
99% boardwalk1% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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