Coal Creek Natural Area–Fred's Railroad Trail, 7 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Issaquah, WA. The route passes Cougar Pass before reaching Coal Creek Natural Area at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,644 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi371 – 1,312 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.54169, -122.07181
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
Directions
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Coal Creek Natural Area–Fred's Railroad Trail, 7 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,644 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 372–1,312 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: 47.54169, -122.07181
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Military Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shangri La Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Protector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Cougar Pass.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bypass Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cave Hole Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Red Town Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Military Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Coal Creek Natural Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Town Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Cave Hole Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Bypass Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Protector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Shangri La Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto No Name Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Military Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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
64% dirt36% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F51°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity54%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
84°56°
Wed
90°61°
Thu
91°56°
Fri
85°52°
Sat
83°51°
Sun
82°52°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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