AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Middle Fork Trail & Taylor River Connector

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,246 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Middle Fork Trail & Taylor River Connector is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. It climbs 1,246 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly boardwalk. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,014 – 1,431 ft · steepest grade: 17%12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.55450, -121.53833
Nearest town Garcia, WA
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Middle Fork Trail & Taylor River Connector

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,246 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Elevation 1,014–1,430 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.55450, -121.53833

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto Middle Fork Campground Loop, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto Taylor River Connector, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Middle Fork Trail, heading SW.
  7. 5.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Middle Fork Tie #2 Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miReach Taylor River Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Middle Fork Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 5.1 miBear right onto Taylor River Connector, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Fork Campground Loop, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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/middle-fork-trail-out-back-20-km-f16d

Trail surface

67% boardwalk22% dirt11% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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