Paradise Valley Conservation Area
Ephemeral Pond–Bike Park-Big Ring, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Ephemeral Pond–Bike Park-Big Ring, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Paradise Valley Conservation Area near Echo Lake, WA. The route reaches Ephemeral Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi272 – 469 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.79043, -122.07696
Nearest town Echo Lake, WA
Directions
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Ephemeral Pond–Bike Park-Big Ring, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 271–468 ft
Out & Back · Paradise Valley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 47.79043, -122.07696
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Old, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Cascara Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 106 dr. Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Mainline Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rogue Fern, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bike Park-Little Ring, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mainline Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bike Park-Little Ring, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mainline Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Bike Park-Big Ring, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Ephemeral Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mainline Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bike Park-Little Ring, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mainline Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Bike Park-Little Ring, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Rogue Fern, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mainline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto 106 dr. Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Cascara Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Old, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 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.
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Mainline Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Cascara Trail–Southern Traverse Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Ephemeral Pond–Bike Park-Big Ring, 5 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 316 ft
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