Owen Beach & Five Mile Drive
1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 42 min
Owen Beach & Five Mile Drive is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Point Defiance Park near Fort Nisqually, WA. The route reaches Owen Beach. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 305 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.30316, -122.52812
Nearest town Fort Nisqually, WA
Directions
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Owen Beach & Five Mile Drive
1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 42 min
Elevation 182–304 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 miContinue straight onto Inside Loop Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Owen Beach.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Spine Trail (Light Blue), heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Five Mile Drive, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Inside Loop Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Five Mile Drive, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Outer Loop (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 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
87% dirt8% gravel5% paved
Weather
Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:41 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Owen Beach & Outer Loop (Blue) 2 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Outer Loop (Blue) Loop 2 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Owen Beach Fir & Owen Beach via Outer Loop (Blue) 2.2 mi · ▲ 191 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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