AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Victoria Heights Reservoir & Zen

2.5 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 1 hr

Victoria Heights Reservoir & Zen is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near McMurray, WA. The route reaches Victoria Heights Reservoir. It climbs 347 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,096 – 1,326 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 48.29747, -122.24838
Nearest town McMurray, WA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Victoria Heights Reservoir & Zen

2.5 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 1,095–1,325 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 48.29747, -122.24838

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 24% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Victoria Heights Reservoir.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Zen, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miReach Victoria Heights Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miArrive 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/victoria-heights-reservoir-victoria-heights-reservoir-out-back-3-km-4c11

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 64°F50°
Precip24%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity70%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 14% rain6 AM: 24% rain7 AM: 23% rain8 AM: 23% rain9 AM: 18% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 19% rain12 PM: 13% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 4% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Sat 65°52° 15%
Sun 70°50°
Mon 68°48°
Tue 69°48°
Wed 78°51°
Thu 64°53° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:18 PM.

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near McMurray, Washington