Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Long View Peak Trail–Ring Road Trail, 5 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,045 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Long View Peak Trail–Ring Road Trail, 5 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near High Valley, WA. It climbs 1,045 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Long View Peak Trail–Ring Road Trail, 5 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,045 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 440–1,354 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: West Access Trail · 47.51450, -122.07639
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Access Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Long View Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ring Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach West Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Long View Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Squak Mountain Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto West Access Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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