2.9 hr
**03/11/2015 the Hood Canal Ranger District reports that Road FS2870-230 has no trailhead parking (Lower Dungeness and Gold Creek Trailhead) due to slide damage**<br><br>The Gold Creek trail is a fun excursion along a narrow ribbon of buff singletrack. The moss blanketed forest provide a beautiful and peaceful surrounding as riders float by. The trail has minimal technical challenges but does have plenty of steep side-slopes and exposure. A few short and punchy climbs ensure riders still get their fitness in.<br><br>The trail is most often ridden downhill as part of the Lower Dungeness and Gold Creek Loop or as part of a shuttle via the free parking area at the Tubal Cain Trailhead. <br><br>At roughly 3.75 miles keep left at the junction. Near the end of the ride there is a small log bridge crossing Gold Creek before the trail transfers onto a decommissioned road on the way back to the trailhead.