Quarry Lake–Beaver Marsh Lake, 7 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Quarry Lake–Beaver Marsh Lake, 7 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lord Hill Regional Park near Cathcart, WA. The route passes Hidden Pond, Beaver Marsh Lake and Dragonfly Pond before reaching Quarry Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 339 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Quarry Lake–Beaver Marsh Lake, 7 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 328–554 ft
Out & Back · Lord Hill Regional Park
Trailhead: Upper Lot Entrance Trail · 47.86106, -122.05964
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Lot Entrance Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lower Lot Entrance Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Hidden Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipeline Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftPass Beaver Marsh Lake.
- 50 ftBear right onto Temple Pond Loop, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Dragonfly Pond.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Quarry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Pipeline Cutoff Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Lot Entrance Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Upper Lot Entrance Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
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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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Upper Lot Entrance Trail Trailhead
- Westview Loops Pond–Hidden Pond, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 244 ft
- Viewpoint 630'–Crossroads Pond, 7 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Beaver Marsh Lake–Hidden Pond, 7 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Temple Pond–Hidden Pond, 7 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 401 ft
- Beaver Lodge Pond–Lord Hill Regional Park Beach, 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 726 ft
- Crossroads Pond–Lord Hill Regional Park Beach, 8 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 956 ft
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