Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
East Side Trail & Squak Mountain Connector Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,670 ft · 2 hr 28 min
East Side Trail & Squak Mountain Connector Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near High Valley, WA. It climbs 1,670 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East Side Trail & Squak Mountain Connector Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,670 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 394–1,343 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: Wilderness Creek Trail · 47.51020, -122.08705
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Margaret'S Way Trailhead stop 247 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Squak Mountain Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right onto West Access Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto East Side Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftReach Squak Mountain Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto West Access Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Margaret'S Way Trailhead stop 247 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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