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Tradition Plateau Natural Resources Conservation Area

Old Bus–Adventure Trail, 8 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Old Bus–Adventure Trail, 8 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Tradition Plateau Natural Resources Conservation Area near Issaquah, WA. The route reaches Old Bus. It climbs 468 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 561 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rainier Trail 47.51935, -122.02976
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
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Old Bus–Adventure Trail, 8 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 135–560 ft

Out & Back · Tradition Plateau Natural Resources Conservation Area

Trailhead: Rainier Trail · 47.51935, -122.02976

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 85°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Transit-accessible: 2nd Ave SE & SE Nyberg Ln stop 19 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rainier Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto High School Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left onto Section Line Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bus Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miPass Old Bus.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto West Tiger 3 Trail, heading E.
  9. 150 ftReach Old Bus, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Swamp Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ruth Kees Big Tree Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Wetlands Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Rainier Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.2 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/old-bus-loop-2c3f

Trail surface

89% dirt11% gravel

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 85°F57°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed 92°62°
Thu 93°58°
Fri 87°54°
Sat 84°55°
Sun 83°52°
Mon 85°54°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 2nd Ave SE & SE Nyberg Ln stop 19 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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