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Salmon-Morgan Creeks Natural Area

Salmon-Morgan Creeks Natural Area & Alder Loop Trail

1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 21 min

Salmon-Morgan Creeks Natural Area & Alder Loop Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back in Salmon-Morgan Creeks Natural Area near Scotton Corner, WA. The route reaches Salmon-Morgan Creeks Natural Area. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi249 – 302 ft1.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Redcedar Trail 45.75562, -122.51124
Nearest town Scotton Corner, WA
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Salmon-Morgan Creeks Natural Area & Alder Loop Trail

1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 21 min

Elevation 249–303 ft

Out & Back · Salmon-Morgan Creeks Natural Area

Trailhead: Redcedar Trail · 45.75562, -122.51124

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Redcedar Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Salmon-Morgan Creeks Natural Area.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Alder Loop Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftReach Salmon-Morgan Creeks Natural Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 300 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Redcedar Trail, heading SE.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/salmon-morgan-creeks-natural-area-alder-loop-trail-out-back-2-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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