Owen Beach Fir & Owen Beach via Outer Loop (Blue)
2.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 50 min
Owen Beach Fir & Owen Beach via Outer Loop (Blue) is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Point Defiance Park near Fort Nisqually, WA. The route passes Owen Beach before reaching Owen Beach Fir at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi108 – 305 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.30316, -122.52812
Nearest town Fort Nisqually, WA
Directions
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Owen Beach Fir & Owen Beach via Outer Loop (Blue)
2.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 50 min
Elevation 108–304 ft
Out & Back · Point Defiance Park
Trailhead: 47.30316, -122.52812
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Outer Loop (Blue), heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Inside Loop Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Outside Loop Trail (Blue), heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Owen Beach.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Owen Beach Fir.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Inside Loop Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Five Mile Drive, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Outer Loop (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
93% dirt6% gravel1% paved
Weather
Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:41 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Owen Beach & Five Mile Drive 1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Owen Beach & Outer Loop (Blue) 2 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Outer Loop (Blue) Loop 2 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Bridges Viewpoint & Outer Loop (Blue) 2.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Goats–Owen Beach, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Inside Loop Trail (Yellow) & Owen Beach 3.5 mi · ▲ 371 ft
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