AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Central Park

South Pond–Coal Mine Loop Trail, 6 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,309 ft · 4 hr 51 min

South Pond–Coal Mine Loop Trail, 6 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Pine Lake, WA. The route reaches South Pond at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 1,309 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 1,073 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Plateau Trail 47.58037, -122.00484
Nearest town Pine Lake, WA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

South Pond–Coal Mine Loop Trail, 6 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,309 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Elevation 372–1,072 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: East Plateau Trail · 47.58037, -122.00484

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on East Plateau Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Parking Lot Connector Trail, heading E.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Duthie Hill Park Access Road, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grand Ridge Trail Return Access, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Len's Trail, heading E.
  8. 3.3 miBear left onto Sam Dog Creek Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miPass South Pond.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto South Pond Loop Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftReach South Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sam Dog Creek Trail, heading SW.
  22. 1.3 miBear right onto Len's Trail, heading NE.
  23. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Grand Ridge Trail Return Access, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Duthie Hill Park Access Road, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Parking Lot Connector Trail, heading NW.
  26. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  27. 350 ftTurn right onto East Plateau Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.9 miArrive 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-68b5

Trail surface

77% dirt17% paved4% gravel1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~154 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Pine Lake, Washington