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Issaquah-Preston Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Issaquah-Preston Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Issaquah, WA. It climbs 304 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 – 476 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 7th Avenue Northeast 47.53486, -122.02289
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
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Issaquah-Preston Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 288–475 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 7th Avenue Northeast · 47.53486, -122.02289

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Transit-accessible: E Sunset Way & 6th Ave NE stop 584 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto 7th Avenue Northeast, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  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. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 200 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. 50 ftTurn left onto 7th Avenue Northeast, heading S.
  16. 100 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-7-km-b8b1

Trail surface

79% gravel13% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 77°F51°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue 85°57°
Wed 92°60°
Thu 93°58°
Fri 87°54°
Sat 84°55°
Sun 83°52°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Sunset Way & 6th Ave NE stop 584 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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