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Elevation

0 mi646 – 1,473 ft · steepest 16% grade6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead
Nearest town Coal Creek, WA
47.53700, -122.13884

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Directions

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Coal Creek Falls–Clay Pit Pond, 4 lakes

6 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 647–1,472 ft

Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: 47.53700, -122.13884

Weather Jul 16: Drizzle, high 66°F / low 55° · precip 32% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:28 AM · sunset 9:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto China Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cave Hole Trail, heading E.
  6. 1 miBear right onto Bypass Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Clay Pit Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miReach Coal Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading S.
  15. 1 miBear right onto Indian Trail, heading NW.
  16. 400 ftTurn left onto Marshall's Hill Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wildside Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rainbow Town Trail, heading NW.
  19. 450 ftTurn right onto China Creek Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

30% dirt10% gravel60% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 66°F55°
Precip32%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity90%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 3% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 21% rain9 AM: 32% rain10 AM: 29% rain11 AM: 22% rain12 PM: 23% rain1 PM: 18% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:02 PM
Fri 71°54°
Sat 80°55°
Sun 82°50°
Mon 88°54°
Tue 96°59°
Wed 90°66°

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