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Totem Lake Viewing Point–Reflecting Pond, 5 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Totem Lake Viewing Point–Reflecting Pond, 5 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Redmond, WA. The route passes Reflecting Pond and Totem Lake before reaching Totem Lake Viewing Point at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 141 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.67320, -122.13132
Nearest town Redmond, WA
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Totem Lake Viewing Point–Reflecting Pond, 5 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Elevation 19–140 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.67320, -122.13132

Weather Aug 5: Clear, high 88°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Transit-accessible: NE Redmond Way & Bear Creek Pkwy stop 97 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miPass Reflecting Pond.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto PSE Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 1.9 miTurn left onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Eastrail, heading N.
  20. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.6 miPass Totem Lake.
  23. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 100 ftReach Totem Lake Viewing Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miSharp left onto Cross Kirkland Corridor, heading W.
  28. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Eastrail, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading N.
  34. 150 ftTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading N.
  35. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  36. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  37. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 0.5 miTurn right onto PSE Trail, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading S.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  45. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  47. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  48. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  49. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  50. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/reflecting-pond-reflecting-pond-out-back-4-sights-24-km

Trail surface

31% gravel22% paved12% dirt8% grass2% other25% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F55°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity79%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 5:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Thu 90°59°
Fri 93°57°
Sat 87°55°
Sun 85°53°
Mon 86°53°
Tue 86°54°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NE Redmond Way & Bear Creek Pkwy stop 97 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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