RedAlder 7504.jpg
Walter Siegmund · CC BY 2.5

Fred's Railroad Trail–Klondike Swamp Trail, 4 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Coal Creek, WA. The route reaches Cougar Pass. It climbs 582 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi968 – 1,312 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53336, -122.11332
Nearest town Coal Creek, WA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Fred's Railroad Trail–Klondike Swamp Trail, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 968–1,312 ft

Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: 47.53336, -122.11332

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Man's Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cave Hole Trail, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Bypass Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading N.
  10. 500 ftPass Cougar Pass.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Protector Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Shangri La Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miReach Fred's Railroad Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Protector Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Bypass Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cave Hole Trail, heading SW.
  22. 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Man's Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 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

42% dirt3% gravel55% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 71°F48°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity54%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 80°57°
Wed 87°61°
Thu 89°53°
Fri 83°49°
Sat 80°49°
Sun 79°49°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead