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Lower Crock Trail via Highlands Trail

2 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 53 min

Lower Crock Trail via Highlands Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Newcastle, WA. It climbs 448 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi394 – 712 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.52491, -122.15438
Nearest town Newcastle, WA
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Lower Crock Trail via Highlands Trail

2 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 53 min

Elevation 395–713 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.52491, -122.15438

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 588 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftBear left onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Terrace Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Cougar Access Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Crock Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 150 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/lower-crock-trail-out-back

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

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 588 m from the trailhead

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