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Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Cave Hole Trail–Coyote Creek Trail, 7 sights

5 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Cave Hole Trail–Coyote Creek Trail, 7 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Coal Creek, WA. It climbs 595 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,152 – 1,365 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53986, -122.11130
Nearest town Coal Creek, WA
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Cave Hole Trail–Coyote Creek Trail, 7 sights

5 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 1,151–1,365 ft

Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: 47.53986, -122.11130

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Radio Peak Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Coyote Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Cave Hole Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bypass Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Long View Peak Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Ring Road Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miReach Radio Peak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto Long View Peak Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bypass Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cave Hole Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Coyote Creek Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miBear left onto Radio Peak Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  25. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/long-view-peak-out-back-7-km-b803

Trail surface

16% dirt84% 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:17 PM.

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