Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Clay Pit Pond–Jerry's Duckpond, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,112 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Clay Pit Pond–Jerry's Duckpond, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Issaquah, WA. The route passes Jerry's Duckpond before reaching Clay Pit Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,112 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Clay Pit Pond–Jerry's Duckpond, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,112 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 372–1,472 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: 47.54169, -122.07181
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Military Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading S.
- 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 NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Jerry's Duckpond.
- 150 ftBear left onto Clay Pit Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Clay Pit Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 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 E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Military Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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