Reflecting Pond & PSE Trail

5 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Reflecting Pond & PSE Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Avondale, WA. The route reaches Reflecting Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 569 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 328 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 47.69929, -122.09052
Nearest town Avondale, WA

Directions

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Reflecting Pond & PSE Trail

5 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 31–329 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 47.69929, -122.09052

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & Puget Power Trail Walk stop 183 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto PSE Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 500 ftReach Reflecting Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 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 surface

91% gravel7% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:56 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & Puget Power Trail Walk stop 183 m from the trailhead

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