Field trip: GoHike: Beginner Hiking Course
April Hikes: 2.5 - 5 miles, 250 - 1,000 feet gain - May Creek & Lake Boren
This easy hike of 4 miles and 300 feet of elevation gain follows the historic May Creek Trail through the wilderness route of the former Walla Walla Railroad along scenic May Creek to Lake Boren. This hike can apply toward your GoHike Graduation! These will have a gentle pace.
Contacts
- Sat, Apr 10, 2021
- Foothills Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Easy
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- Mileage: 4.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 300 ft
- Pace: 1.5 mph
- 1 (7 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
10:30 AM at the Subway Restaurant at 1800 NE 44th St., Renton, WA. 98056.
Carpooling with people outside your household is not recommended at this time due to risk of Covid-19.
From the Subway Restaurant, we will caravan to the trailhead, where there are no restroom facilities.
The hike begins descending some steps to the May Creek Trail on the railbed of the former Walla Walla Railroad, that carried coal from the local mines to the Seattle waterfront, for shipment to San Francisco to fuel the newly completed transcontinental railroad.
After one mile, we head north onto the Waterline Trail, that takes us to our lunch spot at Lake Boren, where there are restrooms. We return by the same route.
May Creek, The Highlands & Lake Boren
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Green Trails Cougar Mtn No. 203S
see Land Manager - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
Have footwear suitable for trails that could be muddy in places. Clothing should be non-cotton and layered to allow adjusting to changing body temperatures and adequate to keeping you comfortable based on the weather forecast. Rain gear, including a pack cover are essential if rain is forecast.