Sawmill, Big Maple, River, Plateau, Stump House, Beach House, Ridge and Margaret's Trail is a 3.6 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Seabeck, Washington that features a river and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, running, nature trips, and bird watching and is best used from April until October.
SEASONAL CLOSURE: This area is subject to seasonal closure due to weather conditions. For more information, please visit https://www.kitsapgov.com/parks/Pages/GuillemotCove.aspx. The route on this page encompasses all of the trails in the Guillemot Cove Nature Reserve including: Sawmill, Big Maple, River, Plateau, Stump House, Beach House, Ridge, and Margaret's Trail. This trail features a good mix of terrain, with an easy and pleasant forest experience. There are multiple ways down to the beach, making this a great option for any user type.
Definitely a little steep and narrow in some spots but worth the view. We had to carry our toddler for half of it so it might be tougher for kids.
Good hike! Last half of going down was narrower steep switch backs. Take care on that part if you have little ones with you.
30 minutes down and 35 minutes back up. The trail to the beach is currently closed due to excessive mud from recent rains.
Meh... beach trail closed. Pretty walk through the woods. Maybe when beach trail opens I’ll come back.
I'm a very out of shape new hiker, so please take this info in that state of mind. We took Saw Mill and Margaret, then the access road back. Lots of rocks and roots for trip hazards (for us clumsy peeps), and pretty steep on the way down. There's a CLEAN porta potty at the bottom (yay)! Steep-ish road access on the way back (stopped at least 4 times to catch my breath). VERY pretty, when I could look up! Seasoned hikers will LOVE IT! Newbie beware. I'd rate it around a 5-6. Trails well kept but people still brought their pets.