AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

The Lower Duck Pond & North Creek Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 33 min

The Lower Duck Pond & North Creek Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Canyon Park, WA. The route reaches The Lower Duck Pond. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 151 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Creek Trail 47.77981, -122.18733
Nearest town Canyon Park, WA
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The Lower Duck Pond & North Creek Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 45–151 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Creek Trail · 47.77981, -122.18733

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: 240th St SE & 35th Ave SE stop 161 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miPass The Lower Duck Pond.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miReach The Lower Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  16. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.7 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/the-lower-duck-pond-north-creek-trail-out-back-8-km-9c11

Trail surface

76% paved10% gravel1% boardwalk13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 240th St SE & 35th Ave SE stop 161 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Canyon Park, Washington