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Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Wilderness Peak–Jerry's Duckpond, 7 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,608 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Wilderness Peak–Jerry's Duckpond, 7 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Issaquah, WA. The route passes Jerry's Duckpond before reaching Wilderness Peak at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 1,608 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 1,575 ft · steepest grade: 24%13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Lake Sammamish Trail 47.54000, -122.03907
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
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Wilderness Peak–Jerry's Duckpond, 7 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,608 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 47–1,576 ft

Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: East Lake Sammamish Trail · 47.54000, -122.03907

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: NW Gilman Blvd & NW Juniper St stop 35 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 200 ftTurn right onto Pickering Multiple Use Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Sammamish Multiple Use Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Red Cedars Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shangri La Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Protector Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miPass Jerry's Duckpond.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Clay Pit Road, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftTurn left onto Mine Shaft Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miPass Wilderness Peak.
  21. 0.2 miReach Wilderness Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 1 miTurn right onto Clay Pit Road, heading N.
  23. 350 ftTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miBear right onto Protector Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right onto Shangri La Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miContinue straight onto No Name Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading SE.
  28. 200 ftTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.8 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish Multiple Use Trail, heading N.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  36. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading NE.
  38. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/clay-pit-pond-clay-pit-pond-out-back-4-lakes-18-km

Trail surface

36% paved32% dirt6% boardwalk1% gravel25% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F52°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 85°58°
Wed 92°62°
Thu 92°58°
Fri 86°53°
Sat 83°53°
Sun 84°53°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NW Gilman Blvd & NW Juniper St stop 35 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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