Paradise Valley Conservation Area
Big Leaf Trail–Rogue Fern, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Big Leaf Trail–Rogue Fern, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Paradise Valley Conservation Area near Cottage Lake, WA. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi361 – 456 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Southern Traverse Trail 47.77598, -122.08078
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA
Directions
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Big Leaf Trail–Rogue Fern, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 360–457 ft
Out & Back · Paradise Valley Conservation Area
Trailhead: Southern Traverse Trail · 47.77598, -122.08078
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start on Southern Traverse Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Twisted Hemlock, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Southern Traverse Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Big Leaf Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Two Trees Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rogue Fern, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Two Trees Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Southern Traverse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Rogue Fern, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Two Trees Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Big Leaf Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Southern Traverse Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Twisted Hemlock, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Southern Traverse Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
14% dirt86% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM
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