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Sunset Pond via Issaquah-Preston Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Sunset Pond via Issaquah-Preston Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Issaquah, WA. The route reaches Sunset Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 621 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53123, -122.02296
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
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Sunset Pond via Issaquah-Preston Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 153–700 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 47.53123, -122.02296

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: E Sunset Way & 6th Ave NE stop 265 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1 miSharp left onto Grand Ridge West, heading N.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Forest Paved Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miReach Sunset Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 450 ftBear left onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Grand Ridge West, heading E.
  11. 250 ftSharp right onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.2 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/sunset-pond-sunset-pond-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

44% gravel26% dirt26% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Sunset Way & 6th Ave NE stop 265 m from the trailhead

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