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Sunset Pond via Coal Mine Loop Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Sunset Pond via Coal Mine Loop Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Issaquah, WA. The route reaches Sunset Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 622 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53640, -122.01873
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
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Sunset Pond via Coal Mine Loop Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 288–700 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 47.53640, -122.01873

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

Transit-accessible: 9th Ave NE & NE Ellis Dr stop 480 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left onto Grand Ridge West, heading E.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Forest Paved Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miReach Sunset Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 450 ftBear left onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Grand Ridge West, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftSharp right onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 250 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/sunset-pond-sunset-pond-out-back-8-km-1d67

Trail surface

35% gravel29% dirt23% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 9th Ave NE & NE Ellis Dr stop 480 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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