Useless Bay Golf Course Ponds & Deer Lake Drainage Loop

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

Useless Bay Golf Course Ponds & Deer Lake Drainage Loop is a 2-mile loop near Sunlight Beach, WA. The route passes Useless Bay Golf Course Ponds, Useless Bay Golf Course Ponds and Deer Lake Drainage. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 105 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 48.00262, -122.48090
Nearest town Sunlight Beach, WA

Directions

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Useless Bay Golf Course Ponds & Deer Lake Drainage Loop

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

Elevation 12–106 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 48.00262, -122.48090

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

Transit-accessible: SR 525 at Useless Bay (Bayview Eye Vision) stop 542 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Useless Bay Golf Course Ponds.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftPass Useless Bay Golf Course Ponds.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftPass Deer Lake Drainage.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 200 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 8:09 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SR 525 at Useless Bay (Bayview Eye Vision) stop 542 m from the trailhead

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