Klondike Swamp Trail–Protector Trail, 6 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near West Lake Sammamish, WA. The route reaches Cougar Pass. It climbs 799 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi771 – 1,444 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.54304, -122.08491
Nearest town West Lake Sammamish, WA
Directions
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Klondike Swamp Trail–Protector Trail, 6 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 799 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 770–1,445 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: 47.54304, -122.08491
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Cedars Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Shangri La Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Coyote Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftPass Cougar Pass.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Protector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Shangri La Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto No Name Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 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
46% dirt54% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM
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