Useless Bay Golf Course Ponds & Deer Lake Drainage Loop
2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min
Useless Bay Golf Course Ponds & Deer Lake Drainage Loop is a 2.4-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 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Useless Bay Golf Course Ponds & Deer Lake Drainage Loop
2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min
Elevation 12–106 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 48.00562, -122.47663
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
Transit-accessible: SR 525 at Thompson Rd stop 363 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Useless Bay Golf Course Ponds.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Useless Bay Golf Course Ponds.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Deer Lake Drainage.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 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
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 8:02 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM — 2 min before dark.
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- Transit-accessible: SR 525 at Thompson Rd stop 363 m from the trailhead
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