Highlands Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 570 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Highlands Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Newcastle, WA. It climbs 570 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Highlands Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 570 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 374–713 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.52068, -122.15747
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Coal Creek Pkwy SE & SE 91st St stop 107 m from the trailhead
- Start on Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Terrace Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Cougar Access Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Terrace Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 14 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Coal Creek Pkwy SE & SE 91st St stop 107 m from the trailhead
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- Highlands Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 259 ft
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- De Leo Wall Viewpoint–Cross Town Trail, 6 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft
- Lake Boren & Waterline Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 237 ft
- Heritage Trail & Highlands Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 354 ft
- Cougar Access Trail–Cross Town Trail, 7 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 989 ft
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