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Tahuya State Forest

Mission Creek Trail–Salmon Trail, 3 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Mission Creek Trail–Salmon Trail, 3 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Tahuya State Forest near Belfair, WA. It climbs 423 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 459 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.47716, -122.87553
Nearest town Belfair, WA
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Mission Creek Trail–Salmon Trail, 3 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 224–459 ft

Out & Back · Tahuya State Forest

Trailhead: 47.47716, -122.87553

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 W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Salmon Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Mission Creek Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Overland Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tommy Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miReach Salmon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Overland Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miSharp left onto Mission Creek Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Salmon Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 150 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-13-km-7816

Trail surface

66% dirt34% 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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