Jordan Ponds & Mainline Road
13.6 mi · ▲ 2,160 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Jordan Ponds & Mainline Road is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Arlington Heights, WA. The route reaches Jordan Ponds at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 2,160 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jordan Ponds & Mainline Road
13.6 mi · ▲ 2,160 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Elevation 335–1,841 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mainline Road · 48.18525, -122.03093
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 68°F / low 53° · precip 20% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
- Start on Mainline Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Jordan Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 3.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:17 PM.
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- Mainline Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 869 ft
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