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Tahuya State Forest

Panther Lake–Section One Pond, 5 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Panther Lake–Section One Pond, 5 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Tahuya State Forest near Belfair, WA. The route passes Section One Pond before reaching Panther Lake at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 514 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 548 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.47678, -122.87646
Nearest town Belfair, WA
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Panther Lake–Section One Pond, 5 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 224–549 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 miSharp right onto Overland Trail, heading NE.
  5. 2.1 miPass Section One Pond.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto A-1400, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miReach Panther Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Overland Trail, heading S.
  10. 2.1 miSharp left onto Mission Creek Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Salmon Trail, heading S.
  12. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftArrive 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/section-one-pond-out-back-12-km-42ee

Trail surface

73% dirt11% gravel16% 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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