Observation Tower & Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail Loop is a 3.2-mile loop in Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Nisqually, WA. The route reaches Observation Tower. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 16 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.07832, -122.71167
Nearest town Nisqually, WA
Directions
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Observation Tower & Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail Loop
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 6–15 ft
Loop · Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 47.07832, -122.71167
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Nisqually Estuary Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Observation Tower.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes 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% grass32% boardwalk15% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:41 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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