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Klahanie Park Woods–South Pond, 10 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Pine Lake, WA. The route passes Klahanie Park Woods and Yellow Lake before reaching South Pond at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 1,457 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 1,073 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.56471, -122.00723
Nearest town Pine Lake, WA

Directions

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Klahanie Park Woods–South Pond, 10 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 1,457 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Elevation 372–1,072 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 47.56471, -122.00723

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Klahanie Park Woods.
  3. 0.4 miPass Yellow Lake.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Klahanie Trail, heading E.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Klahanie Community Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Parking Lot Connector Trail, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Duthie Hill Park Access Road, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grand Ridge Trail Return Access, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Len's Trail, heading N.
  15. 3.3 miBear left onto Sam Dog Creek Trail, heading S.
  16. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miPass South Pond.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto South Pond Loop Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftReach Klahanie Park Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sam Dog Creek Trail, heading S.
  29. 1.3 miBear right onto Len's Trail, heading N.
  30. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Grand Ridge Trail Return Access, heading E.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Duthie Hill Park Access Road, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Parking Lot Connector Trail, heading E.
  33. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  34. 350 ftTurn left onto Klahanie Community Trail, heading W.
  35. 0.8 miTurn right onto Klahanie Trail, heading W.
  36. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  37. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

68% dirt16% paved8% gravel1% boardwalk7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~180 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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