Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Clay Pit Pond–Jerry's Duckpond, 6 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,460 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Clay Pit Pond–Jerry's Duckpond, 6 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Pine Lake, WA. The route passes Jerry's Duckpond before reaching Clay Pit Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,460 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Clay Pit Pond–Jerry's Duckpond, 6 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,460 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 49–1,472 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: 47.55163, -122.05784
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 71°F / low 54° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: 12th Ave NW & Lake Dr stop 166 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Tree Trail Old Steep Ridge Route, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Red Cedars Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shangri La Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Protector Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Jerry's Duckpond.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Clay Pit Road, heading S.
- 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 SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Protector Trail, heading N.
- 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 SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Big Tree Trail Old Steep Ridge Route, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: 12th Ave NW & Lake Dr stop 166 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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