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Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park

Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park & North Forest Park

6.4 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park & North Forest Park is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park near Rhododendron Park, WA. The route passes North Forest Park and Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park. It climbs 397 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 863 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.13142, -122.18629
Nearest town Rhododendron Park, WA
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Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park & North Forest Park

6.4 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 667–864 ft

Out & Back · Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park

Trailhead: 47.13142, -122.18629

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 75°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass North Forest Park.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miPass Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miReach Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  26. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  27. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/future-buckley-bonney-lake-park-north-forest-park-out-back-10-km-47e3

Trail surface

11% paved10% gravel79% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 75°F45°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue 84°53°
Wed 91°58°
Thu 92°54°
Fri 85°50°
Sat 84°51°
Sun 82°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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