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Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Coal Creek Natural Area–Marshall's Hill Trail, 4 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 1 hr 14 min

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.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 929 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53403, -122.14330
Nearest town Newcastle, WA
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 73°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miPass Coal Creek Natural Area.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto China Creek Trail, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftTurn left onto Rainbow Town Trail, heading SE.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Wildside Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Marshall's Hill Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Town Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bagley Seam Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Wildside Trail, heading N.
  21. 450 ftContinue straight onto Red Town Trail, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto China Creek Trail, heading NW.
  23. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  30. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  31. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  36. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  37. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/coal-creek-natural-area-marshalls-hill-trail-out-back-4-sights-5-km

Trail surface

16% gravel5% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 73°F52°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 81°60°
Wed 88°62°
Thu 90°54°
Fri 84°51°
Sat 82°50°
Sun 81°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:17 PM.

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