Field trip: GoHike: Beginner Hiking Course
April Hikes: 2.5 - 5 miles, 250 - 1,000 feet gain - Coal Creek Trail
This hike counts toward your monthly required GoHike course April trips. An easy, rolling 4 mile and 577 ft elevation gain hike with water features and lots of tall trees and moss in the Newcastle area close to where I-405 and I-90 intersect. Pace will be 1.5-2.0, determined by the fitness of the group. This hike is estimated to take just about 2-2.5 hours with "beauty breaks".
Contacts
- Sat, Apr 19, 2025
- Foothills Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Easy
- Easy
- Mileage: 4.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 577 ft
- Pace: 1.5-2.0
- 3 (8 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
More details to come for this hike. It will be an easy pace, we will stop a few times or so to enjoy the sights and sounds, snack/hydrate, and check-in. Please review the Lower Coal Creek Trail info on AllTrails if you are curious to learn more before signing up.
We will meet at the Waterline Trail entrance area at the intersection of SE 59th Street / 128th Ave SE / and 129th Ave SE (this is a residential parking area a block from the actual Lower Coal Creek Trailhead) by 1:00 pm to orient ourselves and hike.
Please arrive 10-15 minutes early, to get your gear on, etc. and be ready to begin AT (not after) 1:00 pm. Restrooms are NOT at the trailhead. There is a Newport Shopping Center 1/2 mi up Coal Creek Pkwy SE off of SE 66th St. if needed prior.
See Hello Hiker email for exact directions.
PARKING PASS REQUIRED: None. Parking in residential area as noted above. Will walk down as a group.
Required Equipment
Your leader will send out a Hello Hiker email prior to the hike with details on the hike and recommended and required equipment.
Proper shoes/boots for whatever weather we have that day are critical, as are the right layers (from breathability to waterproofedness). Poles recommended as there will be some hilly parts.