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Sprague's Pond & Interurban Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Alderwood Manor, WA. The route reaches Sprague's Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 436 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Interurban Trail 47.82629, -122.27048
Nearest town Alderwood Manor, WA

Directions

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Sprague's Pond & Interurban Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 335–437 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Interurban Trail · 47.82629, -122.27048

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Alderwood Mall Blvd & 28th Ave W stop 17 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Interurban Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftBear left onto Scriber Creek Trail, heading NW.
  6. 500 ftPass Sprague's Pond.
  7. 0.2 miReach Sprague's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 500 ftTurn right onto Interurban Trail, heading SE.
  13. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 8:02 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Alderwood Mall Blvd & 28th Ave W stop 17 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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