AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

May Creek Park

Waterline Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 50 min

Waterline Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in May Creek Park near Newcastle, WA. It is mostly level, with 209 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 433 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.52818, -122.16616
Nearest town Newcastle, WA
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Waterline Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 50 min

Elevation 242–433 ft

Out & Back · May Creek Park

Trailhead: 47.52818, -122.16616

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

Transit-accessible: Coal Creek Pkwy SE & SE 84th Way stop 227 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Waterline Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto May Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miBear left onto Waterline Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftArrive 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/waterline-trail-out-back-4-km-167f

Trail surface

91% dirt8% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Coal Creek Pkwy SE & SE 84th Way stop 227 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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