Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Cougar Access Trail–Cross Town Trail Loop, 6 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Cougar Access Trail–Cross Town Trail Loop, 6 sights is a 3.2-mile loop in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Newcastle, WA. It climbs 650 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cougar Access Trail–Cross Town Trail Loop, 6 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 488–1,015 ft
Loop · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: Cougar Access Trail · 47.52191, -122.14592
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start on Cougar Access Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Terrace Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cross Town Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto De Leo Wall Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Marshall's Hill Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear right onto Wildside Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto De Leo Wall Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Viewpoint #2 Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Cougar Access Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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