Carkeek Park Beach & Piper's Creek Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Carkeek Park near Blue Ridge, WA. The route reaches Carkeek Park Beach. It climbs 311 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 236 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.70892, -122.37274
Nearest town Blue Ridge, WA
Directions
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Carkeek Park Beach & Piper's Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 51 min
Elevation 37–237 ft
Out & Back · Carkeek Park
Trailhead: 47.70892, -122.37274
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 66°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto South Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Carkeek Park Beach.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Hillside Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Piper's Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Salmon to Sound Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Piper's Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Carkeek Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Salmon to Sound Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Hillside Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
68% gravel23% dirt6% paved1% boardwalk2% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 66°F48°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity64%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:54 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Mon
67°49°
Tue
64°50°
15%
Wed
68°47°
Thu
57°49°
55%
Fri
67°48°
58%
Sat
59°50°
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