Westview Loops Pond–Hidden Pond, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 47 min
Westview Loops Pond–Hidden Pond, 4 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Lord Hill Regional Park near Cathcart, WA. The route passes Westview Loops Pond and Hidden Pond. It is mostly level, with 244 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Westview Loops Pond–Hidden Pond, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 47 min
Elevation 480–687 ft
Out & Back · Lord Hill Regional Park
Trailhead: Upper Lot Entrance Trail · 47.86106, -122.05964
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Lot Entrance Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lower Lot Entrance Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Startup, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto The Sink, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Westview Loops Pond.
- 50 ftBear left onto (tower access), heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto White Ox, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Devil's Butte Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto West View Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Hidden Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Lower Lot Entrance Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Upper Lot Entrance Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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