Paradise Valley Conservation Area
Ephemeral Pond–Big Leaf Trail, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Ephemeral Pond–Big Leaf Trail, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Paradise Valley Conservation Area near Cottage Lake, WA. The route reaches Ephemeral Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ephemeral Pond–Big Leaf Trail, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 360–454 ft
Out & Back · Paradise Valley Conservation Area
Trailhead: Southern Traverse Trail · 47.77598, -122.08078
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start on Southern Traverse Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Twisted Hemlock, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Southern Traverse Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Big Leaf Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Two Trees Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Rogue Fern, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Rooty Route, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Ephemeral Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rogue Fern, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Two Trees Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Big Leaf Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Southern Traverse Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Twisted Hemlock, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Southern Traverse Trail, heading NE.
- 1 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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More from Southern Traverse Trail Trailhead
- Big Leaf Trail–Rogue Fern, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Ephemeral Pond–Bike Park-Big Ring, 5 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 192 ft
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