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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Man's Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cave Hole Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Bypass Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftPass Cougar Pass.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Protector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Shangri La Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto No Name Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Military Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Fred's Railroad Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shangri La Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Protector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bypass Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cave Hole Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Man's Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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