Tradition Plateau Natural Resources Conservation Area
Ruth Kees Big Tree Trail & Wetlands Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 53 min
Ruth Kees Big Tree Trail & Wetlands Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Tradition Plateau Natural Resources Conservation Area near Issaquah, WA. It climbs 362 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ruth Kees Big Tree Trail & Wetlands Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 53 min
Elevation 155–480 ft
Out & Back · Tradition Plateau Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: 47.52991, -122.02457
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: E Sunset Way & 6th Ave NE stop 111 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tradition Plateau Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Wetlands Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Adventure Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Wetlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Wetlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Tradition Plateau Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: E Sunset Way & 6th Ave NE stop 111 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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