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East Fork Trail–Flowing Fir Loop, 4 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 807 ft · 3 hr 32 min

East Fork Trail–Flowing Fir Loop, 4 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near High Point, WA. It climbs 807 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi410 – 1,073 ft · steepest grade: 15%9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53395, -121.95703
Nearest town High Point, WA
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East Fork Trail–Flowing Fir Loop, 4 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 807 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 409–1,072 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.53395, -121.95703

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.8 miSharp right onto East Fork Trail, heading E.
  4. 2.3 miBear left onto Flowing Fir Loop, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miReach Issaquah-Preston Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miBear right onto Sam Dog Creek Trail, heading SW.
  7. 2.3 miSharp left onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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/east-fork-trail-sam-dog-creek-trail-out-back

Trail surface

61% dirt38% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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