Mukai Pond–115th Bypass Loop, 7 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 54 min
Mukai Pond–115th Bypass Loop, 7 sights is a 2.4-mile loop in Island Center Forest near Cove, WA. The route reaches Mukai Pond. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mukai Pond–115th Bypass Loop, 7 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 54 min
Elevation 288–399 ft
Loop · Island Center Forest
Trailhead: Dump Run · 47.43648, -122.49735
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jack's Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Middle Fork, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Techmo, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto The Gallops, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Techmo, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Landtrust Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Mukai Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bogg Detour, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old 188th Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto 115th Bypass, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Valley of the Firs, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Grinder, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Dump Run, heading SW.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes 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 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Dump Run Trailhead
- Fir Hill Trail–Jack's Trail, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Meadow Lake Pond–115th Bypass, 4 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 228 ft
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