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Tahuya State Forest

Scarification Pond–Mission Creek Trail, 4 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 644 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Scarification Pond–Mission Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Tahuya State Forest near Belfair, WA. The route reaches Scarification Pond at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 644 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 446 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Raines Grade 47.46833, -122.85725
Nearest town Belfair, WA
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Scarification Pond–Mission Creek Trail, 4 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 644 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Elevation 224–446 ft

Out & Back · Tahuya State Forest

Trailhead: Raines Grade · 47.46833, -122.85725

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

  1. Start on Raines Grade, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tiger 2A Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Overland Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Salmon Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Mission Creek Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Overland Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miReach Scarification Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Mission Creek Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Salmon Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Overland Trail, heading NE.
  18. 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Raines Grade, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/scarification-pond-scarification-pond-out-back-5-sights-15-km

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:54 AMSunset 8:43 PM

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