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Clark's Creek Park

Clark's Creek Forest & Clark's Creek Trail

1.7 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 45 min

Clark's Creek Forest & Clark's Creek Trail is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Clark's Creek Park near Puyallup, WA. The route reaches Clark's Creek Forest. It climbs 362 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 259 ft · steepest grade: 27%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 12th Avenue Connector Trail 47.18069, -122.31625
Nearest town Puyallup, WA
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Clark's Creek Forest & Clark's Creek Trail

1.7 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 45 min

Elevation 30–261 ft

Out & Back · Clark's Creek Park

Trailhead: 12th Avenue Connector Trail · 47.18069, -122.31625

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 12th Avenue Connector Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Clark's Creek Forest.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clark's Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dead Man's Pond Trail, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftReach Clark's Creek Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 400 ftContinue straight onto Clark's Creek Trail, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miBear right onto 12th Avenue Connector Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/clarks-creek-forest-out-back-3-km-87b5

Trail surface

61% dirt4% paved35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Puyallup, Washington