Winter Pond & West Duwamish Greenbelt Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,002 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Winter Pond & West Duwamish Greenbelt Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Westcrest Park near Highland Park, WA. The route reaches Winter Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,002 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Winter Pond & West Duwamish Greenbelt Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,002 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 60–451 ft
Out & Back · Westcrest Park
Trailhead: 47.52116, -122.34485
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 8th Ave SW & SW Barton St stop 75 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto West Duwamish Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sound Way Southwest, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Winter Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto West Duwamish Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 8:21 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM — 19 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: 8th Ave SW & SW Barton St stop 75 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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