Coal Creek Falls–Coal Creek Falls Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Coal Creek, WA. The route reaches Coal Creek Falls. It climbs 775 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi689 – 1,191 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Clay Pit Road 47.53376, -122.11297
Nearest town Coal Creek, WA
Directions
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Coal Creek Falls–Coal Creek Falls Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 688–1,191 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: Clay Pit Road · 47.53376, -122.11297
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Nike Horse Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cave Hole Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Coal Creek Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Coal Creek Falls.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Indian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Far Country Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Indian Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Coal Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Far Country Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Indian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Quarry Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Coal Creek Falls Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Cave Hole Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nike Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, 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.
Trail surface
37% dirt1% paved62% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 71°F48°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity54%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
80°57°
Wed
87°61°
Thu
89°53°
Fri
83°49°
Sat
80°49°
Sun
79°49°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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