Roller Coaster & Wild Hare Loop
2.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 48 min
Roller Coaster & Wild Hare Loop is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Banner Forest Heritage Park near Banner, WA. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Roller Coaster & Wild Hare Loop
2.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 48 min
Elevation 330–390 ft
Out & Back · Banner Forest Heritage Park
Trailhead: 47.49430, -122.56599
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 69°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wild Hare Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Roller Coaster, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mushroom, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Flying Squirrel, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Echoes, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left onto Sashay, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Bonzer, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wild Hare Loop, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 5 min before dark.
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