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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Sky Country Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Military Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Little Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Little Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Military Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sky Country Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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
Weather
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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Clay Pit Road Trailhead
- Clay Pit Pond & Jerry's Duckpond via Clay Pit Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 295 ft
- Coyote Creek Trail & Radio Peak Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Jerry's Duckpond–Cave Hole Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- Coal Creek Falls–Cave Hole Trail Loop, 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Million Dollar View Pergola Viewpoint–Harvey Manning Trail, 6 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Klondike Swamp Trail–West Tibbetts Creek Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 425 ft
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