Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak)–Sunset Beach, 8 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Pine Lake, WA. The route passes Sunset Beach before reaching Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak) at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,436 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 1,490 ft · steepest grade: 25%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.55894, -122.06270
Nearest town Pine Lake, WA
Directions
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Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak)–Sunset Beach, 8 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 36–1,490 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: 47.55894, -122.06270
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: NW Sammamish Rd & 17th Ave NW stop 776 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Sunset Beach.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orchard Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Sammamish Multiple Use Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Red Cedars Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Shangri La Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Lost Beagle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Shangri La Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish Multiple Use Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Orchard Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading E.
- 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
47% dirt25% paved8% boardwalk20% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 78°F51°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
86°58°
Wed
92°61°
Thu
93°57°
Fri
87°53°
Sat
84°53°
Sun
84°54°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NW Sammamish Rd & 17th Ave NW stop 776 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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