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Sunset Pond via Coal Mine Loop Trail

4 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Sunset Pond via Coal Mine Loop Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Central Park near High Point, WA. The route reaches Sunset Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 495 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Issaquah-High Point Trail 47.53211, -121.98009
Nearest town High Point, WA
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Sunset Pond via Coal Mine Loop Trail

4 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 362–700 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: Issaquah-High Point Trail · 47.53211, -121.98009

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Transit-accessible: I-90 & 270th Ave SE stop 52 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Issaquah-High Point Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miBear right onto Grand Ridge West, heading N.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Forest Paved Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miReach Sunset Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 450 ftBear left onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Grand Ridge West, heading E.
  10. 250 ftBear left onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading N.
  11. 1 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-6-km-a238

Trail surface

52% gravel28% dirt16% paved4% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F55°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed 89°58°
Thu 91°57°
Fri 85°53°
Sat 83°53°
Sun 82°51°
Mon 83°52°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: I-90 & 270th Ave SE stop 52 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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