Margaret's Viewpoint–Fred's Railroad Trail, 8 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Cougar/Squak Corridor near Coal Creek, WA. The route reaches Margaret's Viewpoint. It climbs 3,679 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi456 – 1,759 ft · steepest grade: 23%15.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53336, -122.11332
Nearest town Coal Creek, WA
Directions
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Margaret's Viewpoint–Fred's Railroad Trail, 8 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 3,679 ft · 6 hr 38 min
Elevation 457–1,759 ft
Out & Back · Cougar/Squak Corridor
Trailhead: 47.53336, -122.11332
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Man's Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cave Hole Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Bypass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shy Bear Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Squak Mountain Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto West Access Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto West Access Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Chybinski Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Margaret's Way, heading SW.
- 2 miPass Margaret's Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Madrona, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Margaret's Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Highland Drive, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Margaret's Way, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 2 miTurn right onto Chybinski Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto West Access Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto West Access Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bypass Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cave Hole Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Man's Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
34% dirt30% gravel36% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 71°F48°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue
79°57°
Wed
86°61°
Thu
89°53°
Fri
83°49°
Sat
80°49°
Sun
79°49°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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