Paradise Valley Conservation Area

Ephemeral Pond & Cascara Trail via Mainline Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Ephemeral Pond & Cascara Trail via Mainline Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Paradise Valley Conservation Area near Maltby, WA. The route reaches Ephemeral Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 469 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.79792, -122.08286
Nearest town Maltby, WA

Directions

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Ephemeral Pond & Cascara Trail via Mainline Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 311–468 ft

Out & Back · Paradise Valley Conservation Area

Trailhead: 47.79792, -122.08286

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old, heading S.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Cascara Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto 106 dr. Trail, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Mainline Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rogue Fern, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp left onto Bike Park-Little Ring, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto Mainline Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Bike Park-Little Ring, heading W.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mainline Trail, heading W.
  15. 100 ftReach Ephemeral Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bike Park-Little Ring, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Mainline Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftSharp right onto Bike Park-Little Ring, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftSharp right onto Rogue Fern, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mainline Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.7 miContinue straight onto 106 dr. Trail, heading NE.
  22. 300 ftContinue straight onto Cascara Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old, heading N.
  24. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:41 PM

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