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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 78°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gold Creek Trail, heading N.
- 6.5 miReach Gold Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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 surface
47% dirt53% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 78°F56°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:53 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed
82°64°
Thu
82°61°
Fri
78°56°
Sat
75°57°
Sun
73°54°
Mon
76°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Gold Creek Trail Trailhead
- Gold Creek Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,868 ft
- Gold Creek Extension Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 851 ft
- Baldy Trail–Dungeness Trail, 5 sights 16 mi · ▲ 3,810 ft
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