Coal Mine Loop Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Coal Mine Loop Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Central Park near High Point, WA. It climbs 428 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coal Mine Loop Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 362–740 ft
Out & Back · Central Park
Trailhead: 47.54574, -122.00240
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Paved Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Grand Ridge West, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Grand Ridge West, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forest Paved Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:42 PM.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Coal Mine Loop Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 375 ft
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