AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Gold Creek Trail

12.9 mi · ▲ 3,015 ft · 5 hr 48 min

Gold Creek Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Happy Valley, WA. It climbs 3,015 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,194 – 3,258 ft · steepest grade: 28%13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gold Creek Trail 47.93646, -123.09197
Nearest town Happy Valley, WA
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Gold Creek Trail

12.9 mi · ▲ 3,015 ft · 5 hr 48 min

Elevation 1,193–3,258 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gold Creek Trail · 47.93646, -123.09197

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 61°F / low 46° · precip 17% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Gold Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 6.5 miReach Gold Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 6.5 miArrive 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/gold-creek-trail-out-back-21-km

Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 61°F46°
Precip17%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity75%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 12% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:49 PM
Sat 62°50° 21%
Sun 67°49°
Mon 64°49°
Tue 66°50°
Wed 71°53°
Thu 59°53°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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