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Coal Creek Natural Area–Coal Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Natural Area near Newcastle, WA. The route reaches Coal Creek Natural Area. It climbs 395 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 692 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coal Creek Trail 47.54058, -122.15104
Nearest town Newcastle, WA

Directions

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Coal Creek Natural Area–Coal Creek Trail, 3 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 480–692 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Natural Area

Trailhead: Coal Creek Trail · 47.54058, -122.15104

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start on Coal Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Coal Creek Natural Area.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Primrose Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Golf Course Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miReach Coal Creek Natural Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Primrose Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

60% gravel37% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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