Winter Pond & West Duwamish Greenbelt Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Winter Pond & West Duwamish Greenbelt Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Soundway Park near Highland Park, WA. The route reaches Winter Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,033 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Winter Pond & West Duwamish Greenbelt Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 60–386 ft
Out & Back · Soundway Park
Trailhead: 47.52584, -122.34178
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: 9th Ave SW & SW Trenton St stop 378 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto West Duwamish Greenbelt Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sound Way Southwest, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Winter Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto West Duwamish Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 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 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 9th Ave SW & SW Trenton St stop 378 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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