AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tapps Parkway Trail & Vista Ridge Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Lake Tapps Parkway Trail & Vista Ridge Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Dieringer, WA. It climbs 497 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 584 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Vista Ridge Trail 47.25751, -122.21616
Nearest town Dieringer, WA
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Lake Tapps Parkway Trail & Vista Ridge Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 307–586 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Vista Ridge Trail · 47.25751, -122.21616

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Transit-accessible: Lakeland Hills Way Southeast & Evergreen Way Southeast stop 281 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Vista Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lake Tapps Parkway Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miReach Vista Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 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/lake-tapps-parkway-trail-out-back-4-km-5331

Trail surface

89% paved6% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 8:12 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lakeland Hills Way Southeast & Evergreen Way Southeast stop 281 m from the trailhead

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