Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park & North Forest Park
4.8 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park & North Forest Park is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Rhododendron Park, WA. The route passes North Forest Park before reaching Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 365 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park & North Forest Park
4.8 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 680–864 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.13272, -122.18532
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 75°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass North Forest Park.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 8:02 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM — 2 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Future Buckley - Bonney Lake Park & North Forest Park 6.4 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- North Forest Park & Resto Mod 8.6 mi · ▲ 590 ft
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