Coal Creek Falls–Fred's Railroad Trail, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near High Valley, WA. The route reaches Coal Creek Falls at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,267 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi394 – 1,355 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wilderness Creek Trail 47.51020, -122.08705
Nearest town High Valley, WA
Directions
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Coal Creek Falls–Fred's Railroad Trail, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,267 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 394–1,354 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: Wilderness Creek Trail · 47.51020, -122.08705
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Margaret'S Way Trailhead stop 247 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Quarry Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Coal Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shy Bear Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 75°F52°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
82°60°
Wed
89°63°
Thu
91°55°
Fri
85°52°
Sat
83°51°
Sun
82°52°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Margaret'S Way Trailhead stop 247 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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