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Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Clay Pit Pond–Jerry's Duckpond, 9 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,530 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Clay Pit Pond–Jerry's Duckpond, 9 sights is a 13.3-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, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 1,530 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 1,473 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.52242, -122.02699
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
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Clay Pit Pond–Jerry's Duckpond, 9 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,530 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 47–1,472 ft

Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: 47.52242, -122.02699

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 70°F / low 53° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Transit-accessible: 2nd Ave SE & SE Nyberg Ln stop 416 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Rainier Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Pickering Multiple Use Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Sammamish Multiple Use Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right onto Red Cedars Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading W.
  20. 200 ftTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shangri La Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Protector Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miBear left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miPass Jerry's Duckpond.
  25. 0.2 miPass Clay Pit Pond.
  26. 450 ftBear left onto Clay Pit Road, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miReach Clay Pit Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.2 miBear right onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.5 miBear right onto Protector Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right onto Shangri La Trail, heading E.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto No Name Trail, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading N.
  33. 200 ftTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading NE.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  35. 0.9 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading N.
  36. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  38. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish Multiple Use Trail, heading SE.
  39. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 0.2 miTurn right onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading E.
  43. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading E.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  45. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  47. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  48. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rainier Trail, heading S.
  49. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  50. 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/wilderness-peak-wilderness-cliffs-viewpoint-out-back-4-lakes-26-km-67b3

Trail surface

51% paved23% dirt6% gravel5% boardwalk15% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F53°
Precip19%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity67%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 19% rain5 PM: 19% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sun 75°53°
Mon 71°53°
Tue 78°50°
Wed 82°51°
Thu 80°56°
Fri 67°50° 21%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 2nd Ave SE & SE Nyberg Ln stop 416 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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