Long View Peak–Fred's Railroad Trail, 9 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Cougar Hills, WA. The route passes Cougar Pass before reaching Long View Peak at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 453 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,221 – 1,424 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Shangri La Trail 47.54099, -122.09620
Nearest town Cougar Hills, WA
Directions
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Long View Peak–Fred's Railroad Trail, 9 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 1,221–1,424 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: Shangri La Trail · 47.54099, -122.09620
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shangri La Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lost Beagle Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Cougar Pass.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shy Bear Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Long View Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Long View Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Lost Beagle Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Shangri La Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
41% dirt59% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 70°F47°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
79°56°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
88°52°
Fri
82°49°
Sat
80°48°
Sun
79°49°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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