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.
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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 Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: E Sunset Way & 6th Ave NE stop 265 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left onto Grand Ridge West, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Forest Paved Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Sunset Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Grand Ridge West, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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- Transit-accessible: E Sunset Way & 6th Ave NE stop 265 m from the trailhead
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