Big Pond Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Big Pond Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Coulter Creek Heritage Park near Sunnyslope, WA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Pond Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 366–497 ft
Out & Back · Coulter Creek Heritage Park
Trailhead: 47.47110, -122.73444
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Big Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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