Harvey Manning Trail–Klondike Swamp Trail, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Cougar Hills, WA. The route reaches Cougar Pass. It climbs 593 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi850 – 1,424 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Shangri La Trail 47.54099, -122.09620
Nearest town Cougar Hills, WA
Directions
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Harvey Manning Trail–Klondike Swamp Trail, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 593 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 851–1,424 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: Shangri La Trail · 47.54099, -122.09620
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shangri La Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lost Beagle Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Cougar Pass.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Clay Pit Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Coyote Creek Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Clay Pit Road, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Old Man's Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Sky Country Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Military Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Little Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Tibbetts Marsh Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Military Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sky Country Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Man's Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Clay Pit Road, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Creek Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Clay Pit Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Lost Beagle Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Shangri La Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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
58% dirt26% gravel1% paved15% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 70°F47°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
78°57°
Wed
85°59°
Thu
89°52°
Fri
83°50°
Sat
81°49°
Sun
79°48°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Shangri La Trail Trailhead
- Protector Trail–Tibbetts Marsh Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 547 ft
- Harvey Manning Trail–Lost Beagle Trail Loop, 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 454 ft
- Cave Hole Trail–Coyote Creek Trail Loop, 9 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Clay Pit Pond–Jerry's Duckpond, 7 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 378 ft
- Protector Trail–Surprise Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 668 ft
- Wilderness Peak–Jerry's Duckpond Loop, 10 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 626 ft
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