Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Jerry's Duckpond–Big Tree Ridge Trail, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,290 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Jerry's Duckpond–Big Tree Ridge Trail, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Pine Lake, WA. The route reaches Jerry's Duckpond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,290 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jerry's Duckpond–Big Tree Ridge Trail, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,290 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 102–1,387 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: Big Tree Ridge Trail · 47.54631, -122.07062
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Newport Way NW & NW Pacific Elm Dr stop 490 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 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 S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Protector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Clay Pit Road, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Jerry's Duckpond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Protector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Shangri La Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto No Name Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Newport Way NW & NW Pacific Elm Dr stop 490 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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