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Fred's Railroad Trail–Klondike Swamp Trail, 5 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Coal Creek, WA. The route reaches Cougar Pass. It climbs 1,097 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi374 – 1,312 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clay Pit Road 47.53376, -122.11297
Nearest town Coal Creek, WA

Directions

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Fred's Railroad Trail–Klondike Swamp Trail, 5 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,097 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 373–1,312 ft

Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: Clay Pit Road · 47.53376, -122.11297

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Man's Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cave Hole Trail, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto Bypass Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftTurn right onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading NE.
  12. 500 ftPass Cougar Pass.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Protector Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Shangri La Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto No Name Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading N.
  18. 200 ftTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miBear right onto Military Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miReach Fred's Railroad Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.5 miBear left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading SE.
  23. 200 ftTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shangri La Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left onto Protector Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miBear left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto Bypass Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cave Hole Trail, heading W.
  32. 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Man's Trail, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

55% dirt3% gravel42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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