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Fort Steilacoom Park

Waughop Lake–The Big One, 4 sights

2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 42 min

Waughop Lake–The Big One, 4 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Fort Steilacoom Park near Peach Acres, WA. The route passes Waughop Lake and The Big One before reaching Waughop Lake Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 279 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fort Steilacoom Park Trail 47.17899, -122.55352
Nearest town Peach Acres, WA
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Waughop Lake–The Big One, 4 sights

2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 42 min

Elevation 231–280 ft

Out & Back · Fort Steilacoom Park

Trailhead: Fort Steilacoom Park Trail · 47.17899, -122.55352

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:54 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Steilacoom Boulevard Southwest & 87th Avenue Southwest stop 64 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fort Steilacoom Park Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 400 ftPass The Big One.
  6. 350 ftPass Waughop Lake Viewpoint.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Waughop Lake Trail, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftReach Waughop Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Fort Steilacoom Park Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 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/waughop-lake-viewpoint-waughop-lake-out-back-3-lakes-4-km-4cc5

Trail surface

32% paved24% dirt6% gravel38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:54 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 8:18 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM — 18 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Steilacoom Boulevard Southwest & 87th Avenue Southwest stop 64 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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