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Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Coal Creek Falls–Cougar Access Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 879 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Coal Creek Falls–Cougar Access Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Newcastle, WA. The route reaches Coal Creek Falls at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 879 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi400 – 1,079 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.51966, -122.14871
Nearest town Newcastle, WA
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Coal Creek Falls–Cougar Access Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 879 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 402–1,079 ft

Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: 47.51966, -122.14871

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Coal Creek Pkwy SE & SE 91st St stop 773 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftBear left onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cougar Access Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Viewpoint #2 Trail, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto De Leo Wall Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Indian Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right onto Quarry Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miReach Coal Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left onto Indian Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto De Leo Wall Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Viewpoint #2 Trail, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Cougar Access Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  19. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 150 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/coal-creek-falls-cougar-access-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 76°F51°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity48%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 83°60°
Wed 89°63°
Thu 91°56°
Fri 85°52°
Sat 83°51°
Sun 82°52°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Coal Creek Pkwy SE & SE 91st St stop 773 m from the trailhead

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