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Watershed Park–Moxlie Creek Fir, 6 trees is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Watershed Park near Olympia, WA. The route passes Indian Creek Cottonwood, Watershed Park, Lydia Maria Child Tree and Moxlie Creek Fir before reaching Moxlie Monster Maple at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 187 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: I 5 Trail 47.03807, -122.87254
Nearest town Olympia, WA

Directions

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Watershed Park–Moxlie Creek Fir, 6 trees

4.4 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 42–187 ft

Out & Back · Watershed Park

Trailhead: I 5 Trail · 47.03807, -122.87254

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Union and Fairview [eb] stop 222 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on I 5 Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto Karen Fraser Woodland Trail, heading W.
  4. 1 miPass Indian Creek Cottonwood.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Eastside Street Trailhead, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftPass Watershed Park.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Eastside Street Connector, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Watershed Park Loop, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto 22nd Avenue Connector, heading E.
  10. 50 ftPass Lydia Maria Child Tree.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Watershed Park Loop, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miPass Moxlie Creek Fir.
  13. 50 ftPass Moxlie Monster Maple.
  14. 50 ftReach Watershed Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto 22nd Avenue Connector, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Watershed Park Loop, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eastside Street Connector, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Eastside Street Trailhead, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Karen Fraser Woodland Trail, heading E.
  20. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftSharp left onto I 5 Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

59% paved36% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 8:10 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Union and Fairview [eb] stop 222 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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