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Fennel Creek Trail Head
4.6 ★★★★★ 236 Google reviews · Running trail in Bonney Lake, Washington · Open 24 hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Mixed
- Distance
- 3 mi
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Open 24 hours
Confirmed from Fennel Creek Trail Head's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Hiker's destination featuring paved areas, a boardwalk and stairs, plus a pond.
What runners say about Fennel Creek Trail Head
“Plenty of parking and the trail is well maintained”
“Parking is in between a couple houses so a little hard to find but it’s a beautiful trail.”
This is somewhat hidden unless you live in the housing development. There is a small parking lot beyond the gates. Actually to the left is a paved trail that runs between a pond on the left and a stream on the right. All flat and super easy. It goes to another side of the development and does not loop.
Super short hike over a long bridge and some sets of stairs. It leads to an elementary school. We didn’t go all the way to the actual school as we weren’t interested in that but turned back around and hike back and decided to go under the bridge and check out the creek a bit.
Quick walk that will give you a good workout going up the steep stairs. Great view of the creek when starting up the trail and on walking path.
We stumbled upon this location while searching for "Gnome Doors" (a great family-friendly activity worth checking out). The setting is serene and you can easily forget you're right by neighborhoods. For the part of the trail we walked, we never came across a place where you could bring a picnic.
Trail conditions & character
“This trailhead does have a small parking lot, which is nice as we ended up parking on the street because we thought there was no parking lot.”
“Parking is in between a couple houses so a little hard to find but it’s a beautiful trail.”
“It is always quite and so nice to go on a little hike up the stairs and the paved trail is a nice little walk.”
“When that ends it's climbs at a pretty good elevation with alot of series of 3 steps and ground.”
“There is a nice short walk up to the school and a flat paved path along the back side of houses.”
“I brought my dog to check out Fennel Creek Trail.”
Plan your run at Fennel Creek Trail Head
The practical stuff
- AccessOpen 24 hours — no gate to beat, so a 5am or a 10pm run both work
- SurfaceMixed — more than one surface along the route, so check the segment you plan to run
- Distance3 mi as reported — check whether that is one way or a round trip before you commit
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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