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Lord Hill Regional Park

Beaver Lodge Pond–Lord Hill Regional Park Beach, 7 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Beaver Lodge Pond–Lord Hill Regional Park Beach, 7 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Lord Hill Regional Park near Cathcart, WA. The route passes Hidden Pond, Beaver Lodge Pond and Lord Hill Regional Park Beach before reaching Lord Hill Regional Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 726 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 532 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Lot Entrance Trail 47.86106, -122.05964
Nearest town Cathcart, WA
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Beaver Lodge Pond–Lord Hill Regional Park Beach, 7 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 69–532 ft

Out & Back · Lord Hill Regional Park

Trailhead: Upper Lot Entrance Trail · 47.86106, -122.05964

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Upper Lot Entrance Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Lower Lot Entrance Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miPass Hidden Pond.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Meet Cutter, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Main Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto River Trail Cutoff, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Quarry Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miPass Beaver Lodge Pond.
  12. 50 ftPass Lord Hill Regional Park Beach.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Steamshovel Trail, heading E.
  16. 450 ftPass Lord Hill Regional Park Beach.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 100 ftReach Beaver Lodge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  22. 250 ftTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miContinue straight onto River Trail Cutoff, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miBear right onto River Trail, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Main Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right onto Meet Cutter, heading N.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower Lot Entrance Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftTurn left onto Upper Lot Entrance Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.1 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/beaver-lodge-pond-beaver-lodge-pond-out-back-8-beaches-8-km-4cca

Trail surface

49% gravel5% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F53°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Wed 86°55°
Thu 91°53°
Fri 84°51°
Sat 80°50°
Sun 80°49°
Mon 81°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.

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