Soos Creek Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Soos Creek Park and Trails near Covington, WA. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Soos Creek Trail
11 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Elevation 326–418 ft
Out & Back · Soos Creek Park and Trails
Trailhead: 47.36049, -122.14134
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Southeast 272nd Street & 150th Place Southeast stop 264 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Soos Creek Trail, heading N.
- 4.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miReach Soos Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Southeast 272nd Street & 150th Place Southeast stop 264 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Soos Creek Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Soos Creek Trail
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- 8.6 mi · out & back · via Soos Creek Trail
- 8.9 mi · out & back · via Soos Creek Trail
- 9.5 mi · out & back · via Soos Creek Trail
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