Observation Tower–Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Nisqually, WA. The route reaches Observation Tower at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 13 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.06941, -122.72115
Nearest town Nisqually, WA
Directions
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Observation Tower–Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 6–14 ft
Out & Back · Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 47.06941, -122.72115
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Nisqually Estuary Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Observation Tower, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.5 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
76% dirt23% boardwalk1% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:41 PM
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