Twin Barns Observation Platform–Observation Tower, 3 viewpoints is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Nisqually, WA. The route passes Observation Tower before reaching Twin Barns Observation Platform at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 16 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.06879, -122.71887
Nearest town Nisqually, WA
Directions
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Twin Barns Observation Platform–Observation Tower, 3 viewpoints
5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 6–16 ft
Out & Back · Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 47.06879, -122.71887
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Observation Tower.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Nisqually Estuary Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftReach Twin Barns Observation Platform, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.7 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
58% dirt22% gravel20% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:41 PM
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