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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Turtle Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Seminary Drive, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Watertower, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Plateau Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Turtle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Watertower, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Seminary Drive, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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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