Bear Ridge Trail–Big Tree Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Issaquah, WA. It climbs 1,825 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi62 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 22%7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.54493, -122.06137
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
Directions
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Bear Ridge Trail–Big Tree Ridge Trail, 3 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,825 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 62–1,040 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: 47.54493, -122.06137
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Issaquah Transit Center - Bay 1 stop 261 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Red Cedars Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Shangri La Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bear Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miReach Newport Way Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Shangri La Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto No Name Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
31% dirt14% paved3% boardwalk52% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F52°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
85°58°
Wed
91°62°
Thu
93°57°
Fri
87°53°
Sat
84°53°
Sun
83°53°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Issaquah Transit Center - Bay 1 stop 261 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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