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Lord Hill Regional Park

Westview Loops Pond–Crossroads Pond Loop, 5 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Westview Loops Pond–Crossroads Pond Loop, 5 lakes is a 3-mile loop in Lord Hill Regional Park near Cathcart, WA. The route passes Westview Loops Pond, Hidden Pond, Dragonfly Pond and 2 more. It climbs 536 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi207 – 653 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Loop Trail 47.85222, -122.06326
Nearest town Cathcart, WA
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Westview Loops Pond–Crossroads Pond Loop, 5 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 207–654 ft

Loop · Lord Hill Regional Park

Trailhead: Loop Trail · 47.85222, -122.06326

Weather Jul 17: Overcast, high 70°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:28 AM · sunset 9:02 PM

  1. Start on West View Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Westview Loops Pond.
  3. 0.7 miSharp right onto Main Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftPass Hidden Pond.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Hill Trail, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Midway, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ewe Tube, heading S.
  8. 250 ftBear left onto Red Hill Trail, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  10. 300 ftPass Dragonfly Pond.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 200 ftTurn right onto Temple Pond Loop, heading E.
  13. 450 ftTurn right onto Temple Pond Connector, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miPass Temple Pond.
  15. 50 ftPass Crossroads Pond.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sherwood Forest, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
  18. 350 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto Liquid Bread, heading W.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto River Trail, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto River Trail Cutoff, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Quarry Trail, heading W.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto River Trail Cutoff, heading W.
  24. 450 ftBear right onto River Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miSharp right onto Meet Cutter, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left onto Ridgeside, heading NE.
  27. 0.5 miSharp left onto West View Trail, heading NW.
  28. 300 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/westview-loops-pond-westview-loops-pond-loop-10-lakes-5-km-a46a

Trail surface

48% gravel52% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F57°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity52%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 5:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:02 PM
Sat 71°51°
Sun 76°50°
Mon 82°52°
Tue 86°57°
Wed 91°58°
Thu 90°60°

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