Lord Hill Regional Park Viewpoint–Bald Hill Pond, 8 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Lord Hill Regional Park Viewpoint–Bald Hill Pond, 8 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lord Hill Regional Park near Echo Lake, WA. The route passes Lord Hill Regional Park Beach, Crossroads Pond, Marsh Pond and 2 more before reaching Lord Hill Regional Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 709 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lord Hill Regional Park Viewpoint–Bald Hill Pond, 8 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 34–569 ft
Out & Back · Lord Hill Regional Park
Trailhead: River View Quarry Road · 47.83317, -122.04496
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on River View Quarry Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lord Hill Regional Park Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cedar Loop Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto River View Quarry Road, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Loren's Ridge, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Crossroads Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Marsh Lake Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Marsh Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Loren's Ridge, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sunrise, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Bald Hill Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Bald Hill Pond.
- 250 ftReach Lord Hill Regional Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Loren's Ridge, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Marsh Lake Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Loren's Ridge, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto River View Quarry Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cedar Loop Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto River View Quarry Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from River View Quarry Road Trailhead
- RiverViewpoint–Beaver Lodge Pond, 5 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 547 ft
- Viewpoint 630'–Crossroads Pond, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 828 ft
- Skykomish River–Crossroads Pond, 6 lakes 2.8 mi · ▲ 858 ft
- Crossroads Pond–Temple Pond, 6 lakes 2.8 mi · ▲ 939 ft
- Skykomish River–Crossroads Pond, 7 lakes 2.8 mi · ▲ 749 ft
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