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Issaquah-Preston Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Issaquah-Preston Trail is a 3.5-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: 20%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53657, -122.02407
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
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Issaquah-Preston Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 288–455 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.53657, -122.02407

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: 9th Ave NE & NE Ellis Dr stop 527 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto 7th Avenue Northeast, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto 7th Avenue Northeast, heading S.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 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/issaquah-preston-trail-out-back-6-km-849f

Trail surface

65% gravel26% paved9% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F55°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Wed 91°58°
Thu 92°57°
Fri 86°53°
Sat 83°54°
Sun 82°51°
Mon 84°52°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 9th Ave NE & NE Ellis Dr stop 527 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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