AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coulter Creek Heritage Park

Fairview Lake

8.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Fairview Lake is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Coulter Creek Heritage Park near Sunnyslope, WA. The route reaches Fairview Lake at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi354 – 499 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.46353, -122.73853
Nearest town Sunnyslope, WA
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Fairview Lake

8.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 354–498 ft

Out & Back · Coulter Creek Heritage Park

Trailhead: 47.46353, -122.73853

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miReach Fairview Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  31. 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  39. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fairview-lake-out-back-13-km-8320

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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