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Lord Hill Regional Park

Westview Loops Pond–Temple Pond, 9 lakes

3.5 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Westview Loops Pond–Temple Pond, 9 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lord Hill Regional Park near Cathcart, WA. The route passes Westview Loops Pond, Hidden Pond, Dragonfly Pond and Temple Pond before reaching Quarry Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 658 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi328 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Devil's Butte Trail 47.85481, -122.06134
Nearest town Cathcart, WA
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Westview Loops Pond–Temple Pond, 9 lakes

3.5 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 328–687 ft

Out & Back · Lord Hill Regional Park

Trailhead: Devil's Butte Trail · 47.85481, -122.06134

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start on White Ox, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Westview Loops Pond.
  3. 500 ftBear right onto (tower access), heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto The Sink, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Upper Springboard, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftSharp left onto West View Trail, heading E.
  11. 250 ftPass Hidden Pond.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Main Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Hill Trail, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftTurn left onto Midway, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ewe Tube, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftBear left onto Red Hill Trail, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftPass Dragonfly Pond.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Temple Pond Loop, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftPass Temple Pond.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miPass Quarry Lake.
  25. 100 ftReach Westview Loops Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 200 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading S.
  29. 450 ftTurn left onto Red Hill Trail, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftBear right onto Ewe Tube, heading NW.
  31. 250 ftContinue straight onto Midway, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Hill Trail, heading NW.
  33. 450 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miSharp left onto West View Trail, heading N.
  35. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Springboard, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto The Sink, heading NW.
  40. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftBear left onto (tower access), heading NW.
  42. 50 ftBear left onto White Ox, heading NW.
  43. 250 ftArrive 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-out-back-8-lakes-7-km-4353

Trail surface

41% gravel59% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F53°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Wed 85°55°
Thu 90°53°
Fri 84°50°
Sat 80°49°
Sun 79°48°
Mon 81°50°

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