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Issaquah-Preston Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Issaquah-Preston Trail is a 4.1-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%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53640, -122.01873
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
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Issaquah-Preston Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 288–475 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.53640, -122.01873

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 480 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 250 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-8-km-e9bf

Trail surface

85% gravel7% paved8% 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°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 9th Ave NE & NE Ellis Dr stop 480 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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