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May Creek Park

May Creek–May Creek Viewpoint, 4 groves

3.8 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 1 hr 30 min

May Creek–May Creek Viewpoint, 4 groves is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in May Creek Park near Newcastle, WA. The route passes Lake Boren and May Creek before reaching May Creek Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 466 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 mi246 – 551 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: China Creek Trail 47.53614, -122.16539
Nearest town Newcastle, WA
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May Creek–May Creek Viewpoint, 4 groves

3.8 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 246–550 ft

Out & Back · May Creek Park

Trailhead: China Creek Trail · 47.53614, -122.16539

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Newcastle Way & 132nd Pl SE stop 190 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on China Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Lake Boren.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Cross Town Trail, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Olympus Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miPass May Creek.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto May Creek Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miPass May Creek Viewpoint.
  12. 150 ftReach May Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.8 miSharp left onto Olympus Trail, heading NE.
  14. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miBear left onto Cross Town Trail, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto China Creek Trail, heading W.
  19. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-boren-lake-boren-out-back-4-km-38f6

Trail surface

87% dirt9% gravel1% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Newcastle Way & 132nd Pl SE stop 190 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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