Issaquah Highlands Connector via Coal Mine Loop Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 530 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Issaquah Highlands Connector via Coal Mine Loop Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Central Park near High Point, WA. It climbs 530 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi289 – 719 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.54186, -122.00369
Nearest town High Point, WA
Directions
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Issaquah Highlands Connector via Coal Mine Loop Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 530 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 288–719 ft
Out & Back · Central Park
Trailhead: 47.54186, -122.00369
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Forest Paved Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Grand Ridge West, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Issaquah Highlands Connector, heading NW.
- 400 ftReach Issaquah Highlands Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Grand Ridge West, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forest Paved Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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 surface
43% gravel34% dirt8% paved15% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F54°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed
90°58°
Thu
91°56°
Fri
85°52°
Sat
82°53°
Sun
81°50°
Mon
83°51°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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