AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Island Grove–Portage Bay, 4 lakes

1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 21 min

Island Grove–Portage Bay, 4 lakes is a 1-mile out-and-back near Portage Bay, WA. The route passes Portage Bay and Drumheller Fountain before reaching Island Grove at the turnaround, 0.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 105 ft1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.65478, -122.31854
Nearest town Portage Bay, WA
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Island Grove–Portage Bay, 4 lakes

1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 21 min

Elevation 56–105 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.65478, -122.31854

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

Transit-accessible: University Bridge & Northeast 40th Street stop 113 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Portage Bay.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miPass Drumheller Fountain.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Garfield Place Northeast, heading SE.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Okanogan Lane Northeast, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftReach Island Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Garfield Place Northeast, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftSharp right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/island-grove-portage-bay-out-back-5-lakes-2-km-9892

Trail surface

90% paved8% gravel2% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University Bridge & Northeast 40th Street stop 113 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Portage Bay, Washington