Meadow Lake Pond–Mukai Pond, 4 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min
Meadow Lake Pond–Mukai Pond, 4 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Island Center Forest near Vashon, WA. The route passes Meadow Lake Pond before reaching Mukai Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Meadow Lake Pond–Mukai Pond, 4 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min
Elevation 330–385 ft
Out & Back · Island Center Forest
Trailhead: 103rd Avenue Southwest · 47.44191, -122.46581
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Vashon Hwy SW & SW 178th St stop 528 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Gateway Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Meadow Lake Pond.
- 50 ftBear right onto 188th Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Landtrust Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Mukai Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Meadow Lake Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto 107th Avenue Southwest, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.
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- Transit-accessible: Vashon Hwy SW & SW 178th St stop 528 m from the trailhead
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