Deep Creek Trail & Whitaker Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 888 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Deep Creek Trail & Whitaker Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Spring Glen, WA. It climbs 888 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 833 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.54127, -121.86230
Nearest town Spring Glen, WA

Directions

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Deep Creek Trail & Whitaker Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 888 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 425–833 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.54127, -121.86230

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Whitaker Trail, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.2 miBear left onto Deep Creek Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miReach Whitaker Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miBear right onto Whitaker Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 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 surface

92% dirt3% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F49°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 82°54°
Wed 89°58°
Thu 89°58°
Fri 82°52°
Sat 80°52°
Sun 81°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.

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