May Creek Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 449 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.52818, -122.16616
Nearest town Newcastle, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Waterline Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Olympus Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftPass May Creek.
  5. 500 ftSharp right onto May Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miReach May Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miSharp left onto Olympus Trail, heading SE.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Waterline Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

90% dirt7% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 76°F51°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 83°62°
Wed 89°63°
Thu 92°56°
Fri 87°53°
Sat 85°53°
Sun 83°52°

Good to know

  • 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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