Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Far Country Lookout–Big Tree Ridge Trail, 10 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,127 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Far Country Lookout–Big Tree Ridge Trail, 10 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Pine Lake, WA. The route passes Cougar Pass and Far Country Lookout. It climbs 2,127 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Far Country Lookout–Big Tree Ridge Trail, 10 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,127 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 49–1,312 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: 47.55163, -122.05784
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: 12th Ave NW & Lake Dr stop 166 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Red Cedars Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shangri La Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Protector Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Cougar Pass.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Shy Bear Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miPass Far Country Lookout.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Far Country Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Indian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Licorice Fern Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Indian Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Far Country Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Licorice Fern Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Indian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Far Country Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Shy Bear Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Protector Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Shangri La Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto No Name Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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: 12th Ave NW & Lake Dr stop 166 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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