May Creek & Olympus Trail via May Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 11 min
May Creek & Olympus Trail via May Creek Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in May Creek Park near Newcastle, WA. The route reaches May Creek. It climbs 373 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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May Creek & Olympus Trail via May Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 125–450 ft
Out & Back · May Creek Park
Trailhead: 47.52818, -122.16616
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Coal Creek Pkwy SE & SE 84th Way stop 227 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Waterline Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Olympus Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass May Creek.
- 500 ftSharp right onto May Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach May Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left onto Olympus Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Waterline Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Coal Creek Pkwy SE & SE 84th Way stop 227 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Waterline Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 209 ft
- Waterline Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 209 ft
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