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Little Creek Trail & Radio Peak Trail via Coyote Creek Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Coal Creek, WA. It climbs 586 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 1,453 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Radio Peak Trail 47.54147, -122.10951
Nearest town Coal Creek, WA

Directions

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Little Creek Trail & Radio Peak Trail via Coyote Creek Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 586 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 851–1,454 ft

Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: Radio Peak Trail · 47.54147, -122.10951

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start on Radio Peak Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto Coyote Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Clay Pit Road, heading NW.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftSharp right onto Old Man's Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto Sky Country Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Military Road Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Little Creek Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miReach Radio Peak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Military Road Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sky Country Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Man's Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Clay Pit Road, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftSharp left onto Coyote Creek Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miBear left onto Radio Peak Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

51% dirt20% gravel1% paved28% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 71°F48°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity64%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 79°57°
Wed 86°60°
Thu 88°52°
Fri 82°49°
Sat 80°48°
Sun 79°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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