BPA Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 43 min
BPA Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Mirror Lake, WA. It is mostly level, with 177 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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BPA Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 43 min
Elevation 281–428 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.29911, -122.34187
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Transit-accessible: SW Campus Dr & 7th Way SW stop 377 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto BPA Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach BPA Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:15 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: SW Campus Dr & 7th Way SW stop 377 m from the trailhead
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