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Minkler Pond & Green River Trail via King County Interurban Trail

15 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Minkler Pond & Green River Trail via King County Interurban Trail is a 15-mile out-and-back near Kent, WA. The route reaches Minkler Pond at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 49 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Green River Trail 47.37558, -122.24564
Nearest town Kent, WA
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Minkler Pond & Green River Trail via King County Interurban Trail

15 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Elevation 8–49 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Green River Trail · 47.37558, -122.24564

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: Sr 516 & Sr 167 stop 384 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Green River Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto King County Interurban Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Naden Avenue South, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto King County Interurban Trail, heading N.
  6. 5.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 500 ftSharp left onto Southcenter Pedestrian Bridge, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Green River Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftReach Minkler Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Southcenter Pedestrian Bridge, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftSharp right onto King County Interurban Trail, heading NE.
  16. 5.4 miContinue straight onto Naden Avenue South, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto King County Interurban Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right onto Green River Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.3 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/king-county-interurban-trail-out-back-15-km-6b41

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sr 516 & Sr 167 stop 384 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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