McGarvey Park Open Space

Lake Desire–Echo Quarry Trail, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Lake Desire–Echo Quarry Trail, 4 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in McGarvey Park Open Space near Maple Valley Heights, WA. The route reaches Lake Desire at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 515 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi495 – 699 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Powerline Trail 47.45475, -122.09009
Nearest town Maple Valley Heights, WA

Directions

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Lake Desire–Echo Quarry Trail, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 496–698 ft

Out & Back · McGarvey Park Open Space

Trailhead: Powerline Trail · 47.45475, -122.09009

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Powerline Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left onto McGarvey East Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Echo Quarry Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Trillium Way, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Three Lakes Loop North, heading W.
  8. 150 ftReach Lake Desire, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Trillium Way, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Echo Quarry Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.9 miBear left onto McGarvey East Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  14. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

66% dirt5% grass29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F56°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Wed 90°58°
Thu 92°56°
Fri 86°53°
Sat 84°52°
Sun 82°52°
Mon 83°52°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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