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Bear Ridge Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near High Valley, WA. It climbs 1,001 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 1,007 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53486, -122.07616
Nearest town High Valley, WA

Directions

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Bear Ridge Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 1,001 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 221–1,006 ft

Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: 47.53486, -122.07616

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 72°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Shangri La Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bear Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.5 miReach Bear Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right onto Shangri La Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

ClearTemperature 72°F49°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 80°58°
Wed 87°62°
Thu 90°54°
Fri 84°50°
Sat 81°50°
Sun 80°50°

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