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Mount Townsend Trail #839

8.1 mi · ▲ 3,201 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Mount Townsend Trail #839 is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Blyn, WA. It climbs 3,201 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,311 – 5,276 ft · steepest grade: 30%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Quilcene Trail #835 47.88674, -123.04182
Nearest town Blyn, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
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Mount Townsend Trail #839

8.1 mi · ▲ 3,201 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 3,311–5,277 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Little Quilcene Trail #835 · 47.88674, -123.04182

Weather Jul 18: Overcast, high 54°F / low 43° · precip 9% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:32 AM · sunset 9:06 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Little Quilcene Trail #835, heading NW.
  2. 2 miBear right onto Mount Townsend Trail #839, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Little Quilcene Trail #835, heading NW.
  4. 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.1 miBear right onto Mount Townsend Trail #839, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Little Quilcene Trail #835, heading SE.
  7. 2 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/mount-townsend-trail-839-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Weather

OvercastTemperature 54°F43°
Precip9%Wind2 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
55°40°
Sunrise 5:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:06 PM
Sun 65°44°
Mon 74°52°
Tue 78°57°
Wed 78°59°
Thu 76°56°
Fri 57°47°

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