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Green Mountain State Forest

Gold Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Gold Creek Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Green Mountain State Forest near Crosby, WA. It climbs 894 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi722 – 1,345 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: M-1720 47.55154, -122.82094
Nearest town Crosby, WA
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Gold Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 721–1,344 ft

Out & Back · Green Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: M-1720 · 47.55154, -122.82094

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:54 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start on M-1720, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 200 ftBear left onto Tin Mine Trail, heading N.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gold Creek Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Connector, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tin Mine Trail, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 500 ftArrive 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/green-mountain-out-back-7-km-c16e

Trail surface

71% dirt4% gravel25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:54 AMSunset 8:43 PM

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