Big Pond Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Big Pond Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Coulter Creek Heritage Park near Wildwood, WA. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Pond Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 410–498 ft
Out & Back · Coulter Creek Heritage Park
Trailhead: 47.47514, -122.68618
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 72°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Big Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Big Pond Trail
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Big Pond Trail
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Big Pond Trail
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