Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Coyote Creek Trail–Fred's Railroad Trail, 6 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,159 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Coyote Creek Trail–Fred's Railroad Trail, 6 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near High Valley, WA. It climbs 1,159 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 1,355 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.51292, -122.07793
Nearest town High Valley, WA

Directions

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Coyote Creek Trail–Fred's Railroad Trail, 6 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,159 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 462–1,355 ft

Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: 47.51292, -122.07793

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right onto Coyote Creek Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miReach Squak Mountain Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shy Bear Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.9 miBear left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading E.
  18. 350 ftTurn right onto Squak Mountain Connector Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.5 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

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F52°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity56%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 83°61°
Wed 89°63°
Thu 91°55°
Fri 85°52°
Sat 83°51°
Sun 82°52°

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