AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Highlands Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 56 min

Highlands Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Newcastle, WA. It climbs 259 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi374 – 558 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.52068, -122.15747
Nearest town Newcastle, WA
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Highlands Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 56 min

Elevation 374–557 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.52068, -122.15747

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

Transit-accessible: Coal Creek Pkwy SE & SE 91st St stop 107 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Highlands Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 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/highlands-trail-out-back-4-km-200d

Trail surface

92% dirt6% paved2% gravel

Weather

FogTemperature 76°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity53%
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°55°
Fri 85°52°
Sat 83°51°
Sun 82°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 8:06 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Coal Creek Pkwy SE & SE 91st St stop 107 m from the trailhead

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