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Point Defiance Park

Outer Loop (Blue) Loop

2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 46 min

Outer Loop (Blue) Loop is a 2-mile loop in Point Defiance Park near Fort Nisqually, WA. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 305 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.30182, -122.52617
Nearest town Fort Nisqually, WA
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Outer Loop (Blue) Loop

2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 46 min

Elevation 148–304 ft

Loop · Point Defiance Park

Trailhead: 47.30182, -122.52617

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Pearl Street & Park Way stop 791 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Outer Loop (Blue), heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Inside Loop Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Five Mile Drive, heading W.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Inside Loop Trail (Yellow), heading W.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Five Mile Drive, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Outer Loop (Blue), heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 0.3 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/outer-loop-blue-loop-3-km-e9a3

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pearl Street & Park Way stop 791 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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