Issaquah-Preston Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Issaquah-Preston Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Issaquah, WA. It climbs 264 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 440 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53914, -122.01901
Nearest town Issaquah, WA

Directions

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Issaquah-Preston Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 288–441 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.53914, -122.01901

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Transit-accessible: 9th Ave NE & NE Ellis Dr stop 189 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 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

82% gravel6% paved12% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F55°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed 91°58°
Thu 92°57°
Fri 86°53°
Sat 83°54°
Sun 82°51°
Mon 84°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:19 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:39 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:15 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 9th Ave NE & NE Ellis Dr stop 189 m from the trailhead

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