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Watershed Park Forest–Carillon Park Forest, 4 groves is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Feriton, WA. The route passes Carillon Park Forest and Watershed Park Forest before reaching Lake Bellevue at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 171 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.66811, -122.20005
Nearest town Feriton, WA

Directions

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Watershed Park Forest–Carillon Park Forest, 4 groves

7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 146–170 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.66811, -122.20005

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: State St S & 10th Ave S stop 140 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Cross Kirkland Corridor, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miPass Carillon Park Forest.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miPass Watershed Park Forest.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Eastrail, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miPass Lake Bellevue.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftReach Watershed Park Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Cross Kirkland Corridor, heading NW.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

85% gravel9% dirt1% paved1% boardwalk4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: State St S & 10th Ave S stop 140 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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