Coal Creek Natural Area–King County Neighborhood Trail System, 5 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 684 ft · 59 min
Coal Creek Natural Area–King County Neighborhood Trail System, 5 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Bellevue Open Space near Hilltop, WA. The route reaches Coal Creek Natural Area. It climbs 684 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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Coal Creek Natural Area–King County Neighborhood Trail System, 5 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 684 ft · 59 min
Elevation 188–888 ft
Out & Back · Bellevue Open Space
Trailhead: Upper Viewpoint Trail · 47.55241, -122.14835
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start on Upper Viewpoint Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Viewpoint Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Washout Way Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Coal Creek Natural Area.
- 50 ftBear right onto King County Neighborhood Trail System, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Washout Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Coal Creek Natural Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Washout Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right onto King County Neighborhood Trail System, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Washout Way Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Viewpoint Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Upper Viewpoint Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:43 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1 mi · out & back · via Coal Creek Trail
- 1.2 mi · out & back · via Lower Coal Creek Trail
- 1.2 mi · out & back · via King County Neighborhood Trail System
- 1.2 mi · out & back · via Coal Creek Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Coal Creek Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Marshall's Hill Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Coal Creek Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Cross Town Trail
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