Avatar–Mother of Burl, 4 trees is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Squaxin Park near North Olympia, WA. The route passes Squaxin Park Beach, Ellis Cove Fir and Avatar before reaching Mother of Burl at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 266 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 115 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.07710, -122.89698
Nearest town North Olympia, WA
Directions
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Avatar–Mother of Burl, 4 trees
2.5 mi · ▲ 266 ft · 58 min
Elevation 11–114 ft
Out & Back · Squaxin Park
Trailhead: 47.07710, -122.89698
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Squaxin Park Beach.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ellis Cove Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Ellis Cove Fir.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Rose Garden Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Squaxin Park, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Priest Point Park, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Mother of Burl.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Beach Access Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Avatar, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Squaxin Park, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rose Garden Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
27% gravel13% dirt10% paved1% boardwalk49% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:54 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Telephone Of The Wind–Ellis Cove Fir, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 294 ft
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