Downey Creek
6.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 768 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse
Trailhead Downey Creek Trailhead Drive there
Downey Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
A valid <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbs/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=fsbdev7_001662" originalsrc="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbs/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=fsbdev7_001662" shash="wHydn8GoppyfgENpPBNKzv2IpqRyuQy3bBRlmhHeSGFQDdEyARcvwery8ESEUXPMM+9U7j0vNrHB1qhnrJ/YXibLt6nVfwQgiO6vkX8dgk12r6xCRBZyOScnqgP9LbbS1a+xz4wSIqKg8k/JBGDqOaIw2WB3IdHxyya0Tdl3Z2k=">Recreation Pass</a> is required at Downey Creek Trailhead.
Provides access to: Downey Creek Trail 768 which accesses Glacier Peak Wilderness.
Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbs/specialplaces/?cid=fsbdev7_001639 ">Wilderness regulations</a><a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbs/specialplaces/?cid=fsbdev7_001639 "> apply</a> within Glacier Peak Wilderness.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
