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DIRECTIONS Begin by driving to Battleground, either by going north on State Highway 503 from Interstate 205, or by going east on State Highway 502 from Exit 9 off Interstate 5. The two state highways intersect in the middle of Battleground. From here drive north 5.7 miles on Highway 503. Turn right on N.E. Rock Creek Road, which soon becomes Lucia Falls Road. After 8.5 miles turn right on N.E. Sunset Falls Road. Go another 2.0 miles on this road, and then turn right again onto N.E. Dole Valley Road. Stay on this road for 5.2 miles to a junction and the end of pavement. Veer right on Road L 1000, following signs for the Larch Corrections Center, and drive exactly 0.8 mile before parking in a pull-out on the left. A large sign here gives trail mileages to various destinations.

The recently rerouted trail parallels Road L 1000 for about 100 yards through a logged area, turns left, and then enters a dense second-growth Douglas-fir forest. For the next 0.7 mile the trail works its way slowly uphill, before turning left and switchbacking down to reach Cold Creek.