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Point Defiance Park

Owen Beach Fir–Owen Beach, 3 beaches

2.7 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Owen Beach Fir–Owen Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Point Defiance Park near Fort Nisqually, WA. The route passes Owen Beach and Owen Beach Fir. It climbs 324 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 243 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.31005, -122.52649
Nearest town Fort Nisqually, WA
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Owen Beach Fir–Owen Beach, 3 beaches

2.7 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 6–243 ft

Out & Back · Point Defiance Park

Trailhead: 47.31005, -122.52649

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Owen Beach.
  3. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miPass Owen Beach Fir.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Spine Trail (Light Blue), heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Outer Loop (Blue), heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Inside Loop Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Path to Owen Beach, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Outside Loop Trail (Blue), heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Path to Owen Beach, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Owen Beach, heading N.
  15. 100 ftReach Owen Beach Fir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Path to Owen Beach, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear left onto Outside Loop Trail (Blue), heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Path to Owen Beach, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Inside Loop Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear right onto Outer Loop (Blue), heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miSharp left onto Spine Trail (Light Blue), heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  26. 150 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/owen-beach-fir-out-back

Trail surface

98% dirt2% sand

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Fort Nisqually, Washington