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]

A wide, paved, slightly windy trail flanked by wood fence is in the foreground, with a small metal bridge in the background.
A paved section of Clear Creek Trail near the Silverdale Dog Park trailhead, with a bridge over Clear Creek visible in the background

History of trail creation

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "A Wet Day in the Wetlands at Silverdale's Clear Creek Trail".
  2. ^ Romano 2016, p. 77.
  3. ^ a b 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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