Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Little Creek Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 48 min

Little Creek Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Coal Creek, WA. It climbs 341 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 1,168 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clay Pit Road 47.53376, -122.11297
Nearest town Coal Creek, WA

Directions

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Little Creek Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 48 min

Elevation 851–1,169 ft

Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: Clay Pit Road · 47.53376, -122.11297

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 SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto Sky Country Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Military Road Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Little Creek Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miReach Little Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Military Road Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sky Country Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 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

59% dirt31% gravel3% paved7% 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°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:57 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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