Clear Creek Trail (Washington)

Clear Creek Trail is an urban trail in Silverdale, Washington, "at once in the suburbs and simultaneously immersed in the natural world".[1] In a 2011 book by Mountaineers Books, it was reported to be over seven miles long.[2] The trail extends along Clear Creek from its uplands near the Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor Trigger Avenue gate on State Route 3 to the creek's estuary at Dyes Inlet.[3]

History of trail creation

The trail was created around 1994 by Kitsap Land Trust and Clear Creek Task Force.[4] In 1997, it was being cleared by volunteers and was two miles long.[5] The trail system was six miles long as of 2011.[3]

In 2011, a guerrilla art project appeared in the trail system: a lifelike giraffe near the trail.[6]

Awards

The trail was selected by Evening Magazine television viewers in 2007 as the "Best hidden Hiking Trail" in Western Washington.[7]

References
  1. "A Wet Day in the Wetlands at Silverdale's Clear Creek Trail".
  2. Romano 2016, p. 77.
  3. Okinaka, Kristin (October 28, 2011). "Making the connection north — Clear Creek Task Force continues discussions to extend trail despite hurdles". Kitsap Daily News. Poulsbo, Washington.
  4. Andersson, Martha (November 21, 1994). "Clear Creek Trail". Kitsap Sun. Bremerton, Washington.
  5. Dunagan, Christopher (May 13, 1997), "Trailblazers march on", Kitsap Sun
  6. "Clear Creek Trail: The Next African Safari? | Peninsular Thinking".
  7. Boyle, Jean (October 3, 2007). "Clear Creek Trial in Silverdale – "Best hidden Hiking Trail"". Kitsap and Beyond (blog). Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

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