Observation Tower & Nisqually Estuary Trail via Twin Barns Loop Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Nisqually, WA. The route reaches Observation Tower at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 16 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Twin Barns Loop Trail 47.07240, -122.71236
Nearest town Nisqually, WA
Directions
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Observation Tower & Nisqually Estuary Trail via Twin Barns Loop Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 9–16 ft
Out & Back · Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Twin Barns Loop Trail · 47.07240, -122.71236
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Twin Barns Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Nisqually Estuary Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Observation Tower, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Twin Barns Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
51% gravel48% boardwalk1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:41 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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