Gold Creek Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,868 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Gold Creek Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Happy Valley, WA. It climbs 1,868 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,194 – 2,582 ft · steepest grade: 25%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Gold Creek Trail 47.93646, -123.09197
Nearest town Happy Valley, WA
Directions
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Gold Creek Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,868 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 1,193–2,581 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Gold Creek Trail · 47.93646, -123.09197
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gold Creek Trail, heading N.
- 3.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:14 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Gold Creek Trail Trailhead
- Baldy Trail–Dungeness Trail, 5 sights 16 mi · ▲ 3,810 ft
- Gold Creek Extension Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 851 ft
- Gold Creek Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 3,015 ft
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