Coal Creek Natural Area–Marshall's Hill Trail, 4 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Newcastle, WA. The route reaches Coal Creek Natural Area. It climbs 408 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coal Creek Natural Area–Marshall's Hill Trail, 4 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 647–930 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: 47.53403, -122.14330
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Coal Creek Natural Area.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto China Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Rainbow Town Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Wildside Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Marshall's Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Red Town Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bagley Seam Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Wildside Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Red Town Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto China Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:43 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1 mi · out & back · via Coal Creek Trail
- 1.2 mi · out & back · via Lower Coal Creek Trail
- 1.2 mi · out & back · via King County Neighborhood Trail System
- 1.2 mi · out & back · via Coal Creek Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Upper Viewpoint Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Coal Creek Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Coal Creek Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Cross Town Trail
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