Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Far Country Lookout–Cougar Access Trail, 7 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,901 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Far Country Lookout–Cougar Access Trail, 7 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near High Valley, WA. The route reaches Far Country Lookout. It climbs 1,901 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Far Country Lookout–Cougar Access Trail, 7 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,901 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Elevation 462–1,354 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: 47.51292, -122.07793
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Far Country Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftPass Far Country Lookout.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Indian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto De Leo Wall Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Viewpoint #2 Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Cougar Access Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Far Country Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Viewpoint #2 Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto De Leo Wall Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Indian Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Far Country Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Shy Bear Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Squak Mountain Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Wilderness Peak–Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint, 8 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 2,581 ft
- De Leo Wall Viewpoint–Far Country Lookout, 9 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,522 ft
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