Scarification Pond–Mission Creek Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Scarification Pond–Mission Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Tahuya State Forest near Belfair, WA. The route reaches Scarification Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 314 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Scarification Pond–Mission Creek Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 224–402 ft
Out & Back · Tahuya State Forest
Trailhead: 47.47678, -122.87646
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Salmon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Mission Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Overland Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Scarification Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mission Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Salmon Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Tommy Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 375 ft
- Salmon Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- B-2000 & Salmon Trail via Overland Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Raines Grade via Overland Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 360 ft
- Mission Creek Trail–Salmon Trail, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- B-2000–Mission Creek Trail, 4 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 831 ft
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