Viewpoint 630'–Crossroads Pond, 7 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 56 min
Viewpoint 630'–Crossroads Pond, 7 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Lord Hill Regional Park near Cathcart, WA. The route passes Hidden Pond, Dragonfly Pond and Viewpoint 630' before reaching Crossroads Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 274 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Viewpoint 630'–Crossroads Pond, 7 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 56 min
Elevation 480–638 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
- Start on Upper Lot Entrance Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lower Lot Entrance Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Hidden Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Midway, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ewe Tube, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Red Hill Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Dragonfly Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rock Candy Bypass, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto View Point Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Crossroads Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Viewpoint 630', then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Rock Candy Bypass, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Hill Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Ewe Tube, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Midway, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Red Hill Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Lot Entrance Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Upper Lot Entrance Trail, heading NW.
- 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 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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