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Cougar/Squak Corridor

Margaret's Viewpoint–Margaret's Way, 3 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 2,125 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Margaret's Viewpoint–Margaret's Way, 3 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Cougar/Squak Corridor near High Valley, WA. The route reaches Margaret's Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 2,125 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi440 – 1,759 ft · steepest grade: 22%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Access Trail 47.51450, -122.07639
Nearest town High Valley, WA
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Margaret's Viewpoint–Margaret's Way, 3 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 2,125 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 440–1,759 ft

Out & Back · Cougar/Squak Corridor

Trailhead: West Access Trail · 47.51450, -122.07639

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Access Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto West Access Trail, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftBear right onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Chybinski Loop, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Margaret's Way, heading SW.
  7. 1.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miReach Margaret's Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.9 miTurn right onto Chybinski Loop, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto West Access Trail, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto West Access Trail, heading NE.
  14. 1.1 miArrive 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/margarets-viewpoint-out-back-12-km-b963

Trail surface

52% dirt48% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F52°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 83°61°
Wed 89°63°
Thu 92°56°
Fri 86°53°
Sat 84°53°
Sun 82°52°

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