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Tolt Hill–Tolt-MacDonald Park Beach, 6 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Tolt-MacDonald Park near Carnation, WA. The route passes Tolt-MacDonald Park Beach and Tolt Hill. It climbs 979 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 535 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.65662, -121.93433
Nearest town Carnation, WA

Directions

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Tolt Hill–Tolt-MacDonald Park Beach, 6 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 979 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 73–535 ft

Out & Back · Tolt-MacDonald Park

Trailhead: 47.65662, -121.93433

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 71°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Private, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cottonwood Loop, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right onto Mossy Mountain Way, heading W.
  5. 50 ftPass Tolt-MacDonald Park Beach.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Backbreaker, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading W.
  8. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftPass Tolt Hill.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rabbit's Run, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right onto Shinglewood Loop, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crosscut Loop, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miReach Tolt Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Shinglewood Loop, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftSharp left onto Rabbit's Run, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left onto Quail Trail, heading S.
  17. 350 ftBear right onto Backbreaker, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mossy Mountain Way, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left onto Cottonwood Loop, heading S.
  20. 0.8 miTurn left onto Private, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 71°F49°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity70%
Rained 0.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:53 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:11 PM
Mon 71°48°
Tue 63°50°
Wed 68°45°
Thu 57°47° 56%
Fri 60°48° 64%
Sat 62°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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