Tahuya State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 404 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.47678, -122.87646
Nearest town Belfair, WA

Directions

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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:54 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Salmon Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Mission Creek Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Overland Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miReach Scarification Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Mission Creek Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Salmon Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:54 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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