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Miller Peninsula State Park

Trailhead Loop & West Diamond Point Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Trailhead Loop & West Diamond Point Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Gardiner, WA. It climbs 440 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 423 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 48.06478, -122.95356
Nearest town Gardiner, WA
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Trailhead Loop & West Diamond Point Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 177–422 ft

Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park

Trailhead: 48.06478, -122.95356

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Trailhead Loop, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto West Diamond Point Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Yarrow Road, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto West Diamond Point Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miReach West Diamond Point Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Yarrow Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left onto West Diamond Point Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trailhead Loop, heading S.
  14. 500 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/trailhead-loop-west-diamond-point-trail-out-back-3-sights-9-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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