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Issaquah-Preston Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Issaquah-Preston Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Issaquah, WA. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 456 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 7th Avenue Northeast 47.53593, -122.02098
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
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Issaquah-Preston Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 288–457 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 7th Avenue Northeast · 47.53593, -122.02098

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: 9th Ave NE & NE Ellis Dr stop 519 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  16. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  17. 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-preston-trail-out-back-5-km-17ae

Trail surface

72% gravel18% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 9th Ave NE & NE Ellis Dr stop 519 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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