Big Finn Hill Park

Turtle Pond via Plateau Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr

Turtle Pond via Plateau Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Big Finn Hill Park near Lake Park, WA. The route reaches Turtle Pond. It climbs 405 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 479 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 47.71927, -122.23752
Nearest town Lake Park, WA

Directions

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Turtle Pond via Plateau Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 305–480 ft

Out & Back · Big Finn Hill Park

Trailhead: connector · 47.71927, -122.23752

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 84th Ave NE & NE 136th St stop 675 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftPass Turtle Pond.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto Seminary Drive, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Watertower, heading W.
  21. 150 ftBear right onto Plateau Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  23. 150 ftReach Turtle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miBear left onto Watertower, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftBear right onto Seminary Drive, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  30. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  38. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  42. 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 surface

79% dirt6% gravel15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: 84th Ave NE & NE 136th St stop 675 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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