Quarry Lake–Beaver Marsh Lake, 8 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Quarry Lake–Beaver Marsh Lake, 8 sights is a 3.2-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, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 377 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Quarry Lake–Beaver Marsh Lake, 8 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 328–658 ft
Out & Back · Lord Hill Regional Park
Trailhead: Startup · 47.85665, -122.05866
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start on Upper Springboard, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto West View Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Main Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Hidden Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipeline Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Temple Pond Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Beaver Marsh Lake.
- 0.5 miPass Dragonfly Pond.
- 50 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 miSharp left onto West View Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Springboard, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Beaver Marsh Lake & Beaver Lake Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 354 ft
- Beaver Marsh Lake–Hidden Pond, 8 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 374 ft
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