Coulter Creek Heritage Park

Big Pond Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Big Pond Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Coulter Creek Heritage Park near Wildwood, WA. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 499 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.45619, -122.71167
Nearest town Wildwood, WA

Directions

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Big Pond Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 416–498 ft

Out & Back · Coulter Creek Heritage Park

Trailhead: 47.45619, -122.71167

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Big Pond Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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