Seattle: North Fork Taneum Creek Trail
Hike 8.6 miles along a rippling creek and past high cliff walls to pockets of old-growth forest, birding hotspots, and a bonanza of wildflower patches.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 6.9
Waypoints
NFT001
Location: 47.1154403686523, -120.953323364258
Head W on trail from curve in road
NFT002
Location: 47.1163024902344, -120.965919494629
Pass through mud flats with flowering skunk cabbage
NFT004
Location: 47.1228103637695, -120.979598999023
Barred owls hoot and woodpeckers drill in lush stand of old-growth giants
NFT005
Location: 47.1241111755371, -120.984870910645
Views S to North Fork Taneum Creek
NFT006
Location: 47.1247711181641, -120.988502502441
Massive meadows of flowers, butterflies, and anthills; easy access to creekside
NFT007
Location: 47.1250839233398, -120.996170043945
Butterflies flutter along gravel bar in creek; five-star lunch spot
NFT009
Location: 47.1265106201172, -121.019943237305
Veer R, staying on main trail
NFT010
Location: 47.1261787414551, -121.021194458008
Bridge crosses over creek; good turnaround spot
Optional: Hike 1.2 miles to Taneum Ridge Trail
NFT008
Location: 47.1266250610352, -121.007537841797
Canyon walls grow steeper
NFT003
Location: 47.1199989318848, -120.974716186523
Keep NW past Lodgepole Creek