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Lord Hill Regional Park

Crossroads Pond–Lord Hill Regional Park Beach, 8 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 956 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Crossroads Pond–Lord Hill Regional Park Beach, 8 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lord Hill Regional Park near Cathcart, WA. The route passes Hidden Pond, Dragonfly Pond, Crossroads Pond and Lord Hill Regional Park Beach. It climbs 956 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 630 ft · steepest grade: 31%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Lot Entrance Trail 47.86106, -122.05964
Nearest town Cathcart, WA
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Crossroads Pond–Lord Hill Regional Park Beach, 8 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 956 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 23–630 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. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Hill Trail, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Midway, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ewe Tube, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftBear left onto Red Hill Trail, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading S.
  11. 250 ftPass Dragonfly Pond.
  12. 0.4 miPass Crossroads Pond.
  13. 0.5 miPass Lord Hill Regional Park Beach.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto River View Quarry Road, heading S.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Cedar Loop Trail, heading S.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 200 ftTurn left onto River View Quarry Road, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Steamshovel Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miReach Crossroads Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.3 miSharp left onto River View Quarry Road, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Loop Trail, heading SE.
  24. 450 ftTurn right onto River View Quarry Road, heading SE.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  26. 1 miTurn left onto Red Hill Trail, heading N.
  27. 150 ftBear right onto Ewe Tube, heading N.
  28. 250 ftContinue straight onto Midway, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Hill Trail, heading N.
  30. 450 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Lot Entrance Trail, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 150 ftTurn left onto Upper Lot Entrance Trail, heading W.
  34. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crossroads-pond-crossroads-pond-out-back-8-lakes

Trail surface

57% gravel13% dirt30% 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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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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