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Issaquah Highlands Connector & Issaquah-Preston Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Issaquah Highlands Connector & Issaquah-Preston Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near High Point, WA. It climbs 310 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 509 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53395, -121.95703
Nearest town High Point, WA
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Issaquah Highlands Connector & Issaquah-Preston Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 288–509 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.53395, -121.95703

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Transit-accessible: I-90 & 270th Ave SE stop 52 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading W.
  3. 3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Issaquah Highlands Connector, heading W.
  7. 400 ftReach Issaquah-Preston Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading S.
  12. 3 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 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/issaquah-highlands-connector-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

91% gravel3% paved6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F56°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed 90°60°
Thu 91°57°
Fri 85°52°
Sat 83°53°
Sun 81°50°
Mon 83°52°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: I-90 & 270th Ave SE stop 52 m from the trailhead

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