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Minkler Pond & Green River Trail via King County Interurban Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Minkler Pond & Green River Trail via King County Interurban Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near O'Brien, WA. The route reaches Minkler Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 36 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.41790, -122.24250
Nearest town O'Brien, WA
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Minkler Pond & Green River Trail via King County Interurban Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 8–35 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.41790, -122.24250

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: S 212th St & 72nd Ave S stop 655 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto King County Interurban Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 450 ftSharp left onto Southcenter Pedestrian Bridge, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Green River Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miPass Minkler Pond.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miReach Minkler Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Southcenter Pedestrian Bridge, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 500 ftSharp right onto King County Interurban Trail, heading NW.
  16. 2.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftArrive 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/minkler-pond-green-river-trail-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F57°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Wed 92°60°
Thu 95°61°
Fri 90°58°
Sat 89°59°
Sun 86°58°
Mon 87°59°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S 212th St & 72nd Ave S stop 655 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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