Kennedy Falls–Kennedy Creek Salmon Viewpoint, 7 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,365 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Kennedy Falls–Kennedy Creek Salmon Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Green Diamond Timberland near New Kamilche, WA. The route passes Kennedy Creek Salmon Viewpoint before reaching Kennedy Falls at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,365 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kennedy Falls–Kennedy Creek Salmon Viewpoint, 7 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,365 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 26–795 ft
Out & Back · Green Diamond Timberland
Trailhead: Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail · 47.09064, -123.09538
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Kennedy Creek Salmon Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bayview, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Road 2705, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bayview, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Road 2705, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wedgie, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cutoff, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Road 2708C, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Tombstone, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Road 2708B, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Road 2708, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tombstone, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Road 2710, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Sherwood Forest, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Falls Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Kennedy Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Sherwood Forest, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Road 2710, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Tombstone, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Road 2708, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Road 2708B, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tombstone, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Road 2708C, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Cutoff, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Wedgie, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Road 2705, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bayview, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Road 2705, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bayview, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail Trailhead
- Kennedy Creek Salmon Viewpoint–Bayview, 5 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 952 ft
- Bayview–Road 2706, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 660 ft
- Bayview–Green Rock, 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 831 ft
- Kennedy Creek Salmon Viewpoint–Bayview, 6 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,741 ft
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