Klondike Swamp Trail–Little Creek Trail, 5 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Issaquah, WA. The route reaches Cougar Pass. It climbs 1,441 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi371 – 1,312 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.54169, -122.07181
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
Directions
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Klondike Swamp Trail–Little Creek Trail, 5 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,441 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 372–1,312 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: 47.54169, -122.07181
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Military Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading W.
- 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 W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Cougar Pass.
- 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.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Clay Pit Road, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Old Man's Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Sky Country Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Military Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Little Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Military Ridge 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 E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Old Man's Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Clay Pit Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Creek Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Clay Pit Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Protector Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Shangri La Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto No Name Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Military Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
50% dirt17% gravel1% paved32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:40 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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