Cave Hole Trail–Far Country Trail, 5 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Coalfield, WA. It climbs 446 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi656 – 906 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Licorice Fern Trail 47.51282, -122.11903
Nearest town Coalfield, WA
Directions
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Cave Hole Trail–Far Country Trail, 5 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 658–905 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: Licorice Fern Trail · 47.51282, -122.11903
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 74°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start on Licorice Fern Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Indian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Far Country Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Indian Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Indian Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Red Town Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Cave Hole Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Town Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Military Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Little Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Licorice Fern Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Military Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Red Town Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cave Hole Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Red Town Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Indian Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Indian Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Far Country Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Indian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Licorice Fern Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 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
26% dirt20% gravel1% boardwalk53% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 74°F52°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity58%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
81°60°
Wed
88°62°
Thu
90°55°
Fri
84°51°
Sat
82°50°
Sun
81°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Licorice Fern Trail Trailhead
- Licorice Fern Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 336 ft
- Cougar Access Trail–De Leo Wall Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 717 ft
- Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint–Far Country Lookout, 6 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,731 ft
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