Owen Beach & Promenade Lane is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Point Defiance Park near Fort Nisqually, WA. The route passes Owen Beach and Owen Beach. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 95 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Promenade Lane 47.30695, -122.51795
Nearest town Fort Nisqually, WA
Directions
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Owen Beach & Promenade Lane
2.4 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 52 min
Elevation 6–94 ft
Out & Back · Point Defiance Park
Trailhead: Promenade Lane · 47.30695, -122.51795
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Point Defiance Ferry Terminal stop 308 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Promenade Lane, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Owen Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Owen Beach.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Owen Beach, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Owen Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Promenade Lane, heading E.
- 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 surface
38% sand23% paved20% dirt19% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:41 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Point Defiance Ferry Terminal stop 308 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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