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Sunset Pond & Issaquah-Preston Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Sunset Pond & Issaquah-Preston Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Central Park near High Point, WA. The route reaches Sunset Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 526 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 699 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53395, -121.95703
Nearest town High Point, WA
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Sunset Pond & Issaquah-Preston Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 362–700 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 47.53395, -121.95703

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading W.
  3. 2.3 miBear right onto Grand Ridge West, heading NE.
  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. 200 ftBear left onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading N.
  12. 2.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 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/sunset-pond-out-back

Trail surface

69% gravel17% dirt10% paved4% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F56°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed 90°60°
Thu 91°57°
Fri 85°52°
Sat 83°53°
Sun 81°50°
Mon 83°52°

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