AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Highlands Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 49 min

Highlands Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Newcastle, WA. It is mostly level, with 241 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi345 – 515 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.52283, -122.15018
Nearest town Newcastle, WA
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Highlands Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 49 min

Elevation 345–515 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.52283, -122.15018

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Coal Creek Pkwy SE & SE 91st St stop 701 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1 miReach Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 200 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/highlands-trail-out-back-3-km-d9ba

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

FogTemperature 76°F51°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity48%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 83°60°
Wed 89°63°
Thu 91°56°
Fri 85°52°
Sat 83°51°
Sun 82°52°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Coal Creek Pkwy SE & SE 91st St stop 701 m from the trailhead

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