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Soos Creek Park and Trails

Soos Creek Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Soos Creek Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Soos Creek Park and Trails near Covington, WA. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 394 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.35801, -122.13129
Nearest town Covington, WA
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Soos Creek Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 323–394 ft

Out & Back · Soos Creek Park and Trails

Trailhead: 47.35801, -122.13129

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Transit-accessible: Southeast 272nd Street & 156th Avenue Southeast stop 15 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Soos Creek Trail, heading N.
  7. 4.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 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/soos-creek-trail-out-back-15-km-7a63

Trail surface

45% paved15% dirt14% gravel26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Southeast 272nd Street & 156th Avenue Southeast stop 15 m from the trailhead

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