Moderate – Newcastle Trails

Follows Coal Creek’s wooded valley past waterfalls and old coal mines to Red Town Trailhead and Cougar Mountain Park.

Through the heart of Newcastle, running from Risdon Middle School through Lake Boren Park and across the Parkway into Cougar Mountain Park.

Wide, easy trail along Newcastle Golf Club Road, flanked by trees and suited to horses and families.

A long flight of steps up from 116th Avenue SE to Hazelwood Elementary and the CrossTown Trail.

An informal utility-corridor trail running south from Donegal Park, past Olympus and woodland, to the 84th Street Trail.

From CrossTown Trail south thru Olympus, take in Rainier views on the way to the Waterline Trail at Eden’s Grove

Switchbacks up through dense forest past moss-covered boulders and rock steps to the Terrace neighborhood.

Celebrates Newcastle’s coal-mining history, running through Newcastle Commons from the Coal Creek Trail to the Golf Course Trail.

A short access trail from the Coal Creek YMCA parking lot to Bellevue’s Coal Creek Trail.

Difficulty: Moderate