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Coal Mine Loop Trail–Duthie Hill Park Access Road, 5 sights

13 mi · ▲ 1,819 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Coal Mine Loop Trail–Duthie Hill Park Access Road, 5 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back near High Point, WA. It climbs 1,819 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 1,073 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.57258, -121.98868
Nearest town High Point, WA
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Coal Mine Loop Trail–Duthie Hill Park Access Road, 5 sights

13 mi · ▲ 1,819 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Elevation 288–1,072 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.57258, -121.98868

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Parking Lot Connector Trail, heading E.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Duthie Hill Park Access Road, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grand Ridge Trail Return Access, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Len's Trail, heading E.
  8. 3.3 miBear left onto Sam Dog Creek Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.5 miSharp right onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left onto Grand Ridge West, heading W.
  11. 250 ftSharp right onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Issaquah Highlands Connector, heading W.
  16. 350 ftReach Duthie Hill Park Access Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 200 ftTurn left onto Issaquah-Preston Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miSharp left onto Grand Ridge West, heading E.
  22. 250 ftSharp right onto Coal Mine Loop Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.7 miSharp left onto East Fork Trail, heading NE.
  24. 1.5 miBear right onto Len's Trail, heading SE.
  25. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Grand Ridge Trail Return Access, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Duthie Hill Park Access Road, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Parking Lot Connector Trail, heading NW.
  28. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/yellow-lake-out-back-26-km-256e

Trail surface

83% dirt12% gravel1% boardwalk1% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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