AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes
2023-05-10, Tolt-MacDonald Park footbridge, 16.jpg
Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tolt-MacDonald Park

Tolt-MacDonald Park Beach–Cousins, 5 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Tolt-MacDonald Park Beach–Cousins, 5 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Tolt-MacDonald Park near Ames Lake, WA. The route reaches Tolt-MacDonald Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 624 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 532 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.64688, -121.95524
Nearest town Ames Lake, WA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Tolt-MacDonald Park Beach–Cousins, 5 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 59–530 ft

Out & Back · Tolt-MacDonald Park

Trailhead: 47.64688, -121.95524

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 83°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftBear left onto Hot Wok, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Green Mamba, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hot Wok, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto In & Out, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Hot Wok, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto In & Out, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hot Wok, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Green Mamba, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto In & Out, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Hot Wok, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Blair Witch Project, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Slow Burn, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Pitzilla, heading N.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Slow Burn, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Singe, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder South, heading N.
  18. 200 ftTurn right onto Slow Burn, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto West Road, heading E.
  20. 400 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Almost Gone, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Cousins, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftBear left onto North Road, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Spine, heading NE.
  25. 350 ftContinue straight onto North Road, heading NE.
  26. 100 ftTurn left onto Lower Spine, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto The Spine, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftSharp right onto North Road, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Mossy Mountain Way, heading E.
  30. 0.7 miBear left onto Tolt Bridge, heading SE.
  31. 500 ftReach Tolt-MacDonald Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 450 ftBear right onto Mossy Mountain Way, heading N.
  33. 0.7 miBear right onto North Road, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftSharp left onto The Spine, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Spine, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto North Road, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto The Spine, heading NE.
  38. 400 ftContinue straight onto North Road, heading NE.
  39. 0.2 miBear right onto Cousins, heading W.
  40. 150 ftBear left onto Almost Gone, heading W.
  41. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading W.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Road, heading W.
  43. 350 ftTurn right onto Slow Burn, heading NW.
  44. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder South, heading NW.
  45. 200 ftTurn right onto Singe, heading NW.
  46. 50 ftTurn left onto Slow Burn, heading W.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pitzilla, heading W.
  48. 50 ftBear right onto Slow Burn, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftTurn right onto Blair Witch Project, heading SW.
  50. 150 ftTurn left onto Hot Wok, heading W.
  51. 150 ftTurn left onto In & Out, heading SW.
  52. 50 ftTurn right onto Green Mamba, heading SW.
  53. 50 ftBear left onto Hot Wok, heading SW.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto In & Out, heading SW.
  55. 50 ftBear left onto Hot Wok, heading W.
  56. 50 ftTurn left onto In & Out, heading W.
  57. 50 ftBear right onto Hot Wok, heading W.
  58. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Mamba, heading W.
  59. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hot Wok, heading W.
  60. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  61. 50 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/tolt-macdonald-park-beach-tolt-macdonald-park-beach-out-back-6-sights-5-km

Trail surface

79% dirt6% boardwalk15% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 83°F54°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Wed 89°57°
Thu 93°55°
Fri 86°53°
Sat 84°52°
Sun 82°51°
Mon 84°52°

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Ames Lake, Washington