Watershed Park Forest–Carillon Park Forest, 4 groves is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Northrup, WA. The route passes Watershed Park Forest and Carillon Park Forest before reaching Stormwater Pond at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 90 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 213 ft9.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.63838, -122.19008
Nearest town Northrup, WA
Directions
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Watershed Park Forest–Carillon Park Forest, 4 groves
8.7 mi · ▲ 90 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 139–213 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.63838, -122.19008
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Transit-accessible: Northup Way & NE 30th St stop 123 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Eastrail, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Watershed Park Forest.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cross Kirkland Corridor, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Carillon Park Forest.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto 9th Street, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cross Kirkland Corridor, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 500 ftPass Stormwater Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Watershed Park Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto 9th Street, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cross Kirkland Corridor, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Eastrail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
78% gravel14% dirt7% paved1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F58°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity61%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Wed
89°61°
Thu
94°60°
Fri
88°59°
Sat
85°57°
Sun
84°58°
Mon
84°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:56 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Northup Way & NE 30th St stop 123 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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