Big Pond Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Big Pond Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Coulter Creek Heritage Park near Sunnyslope, WA. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Pond Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 354–497 ft
Out & Back · Coulter Creek Heritage Park
Trailhead: 47.46353, -122.73853
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Big Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 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 2.4 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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