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Duthie Hill Mountain Bike Park

South Pond–Coal Mine Loop Trail, 7 sights

11 mi · ▲ 1,372 ft · 4 hr 21 min

South Pond–Coal Mine Loop Trail, 7 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Duthie Hill Mountain Bike Park near High Point, WA. The route reaches South Pond at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 1,372 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 1,073 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Westside Connector 47.57888, -121.98161
Nearest town High Point, WA
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South Pond–Coal Mine Loop Trail, 7 sights

11 mi · ▲ 1,372 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Elevation 372–1,072 ft

Out & Back · Duthie Hill Mountain Bike Park

Trailhead: Westside Connector · 47.57888, -121.98161

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Westside Connector, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Movin' On (Extension), heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Jabulani, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Paramount, heading S.
  5. 150 ftBear left onto walk-up, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Jabulani, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Paramount, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Luna Lines to Flow Park Connector, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto walk-up, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Movin' On, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftBear right onto Cuss Hollow, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Movin' On, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cuss Hollow, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Movin' On, heading NE.
  15. 200 ftTurn right onto Duthie Hill Park Access Road, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Boot Camp, heading S.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Outro, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Duthie Hill Park Access Road, heading S.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Grand Ridge Trail Access, heading S.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Len's Trail, heading S.
  21. 3.3 miBear left onto Sam Dog Creek Trail, heading S.
  22. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miPass South Pond.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftTurn left onto South Pond Loop Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftReach South Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading N.
  34. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sam Dog Creek Trail, heading S.
  35. 1.3 miBear right onto Len's Trail, heading NE.
  36. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Old Grand Ridge Trail Access, heading W.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Duthie Hill Park Access Road, heading W.
  38. 100 ftBear right onto Outro, heading W.
  39. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Boot Camp, heading NW.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Duthie Hill Park Access Road, heading NW.
  41. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Movin' On, heading N.
  43. 150 ftTurn right onto Cuss Hollow, heading N.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Movin' On, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn right onto Cuss Hollow, heading N.
  46. 50 ftBear left onto Movin' On, heading NE.
  47. 350 ftBear left onto walk-up, heading W.
  48. 50 ftBear right onto Luna Lines to Flow Park Connector, heading W.
  49. 50 ftContinue straight onto Paramount, heading SW.
  50. 50 ftTurn left onto Jabulani, heading SW.
  51. 50 ftBear right onto walk-up, heading SW.
  52. 50 ftBear right onto Paramount, heading SW.
  53. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jabulani, heading SW.
  54. 50 ftBear right onto Movin' On (Extension), heading SW.
  55. 50 ftBear left onto Westside Connector, heading SW.
  56. 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/south-pond-south-pond-out-back-18-km-3501

Trail surface

94% dirt4% gravel1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F55°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed 90°59°
Thu 93°55°
Fri 85°52°
Sat 83°52°
Sun 82°51°
Mon 83°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~136 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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