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

  1. Start on Southern Traverse Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miBear right onto Twisted Hemlock, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Southern Traverse Trail, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Big Leaf Trail, heading W.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Two Trees Trail, heading W.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rogue Fern, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Two Trees Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftReach Southern Traverse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Rogue Fern, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Two Trees Trail, heading NW.
  11. 500 ftContinue straight onto Big Leaf Trail, heading W.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Southern Traverse Trail, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Twisted Hemlock, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Southern Traverse Trail, heading NE.
  15. 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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