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Cougar/Squak Corridor

Margaret's Viewpoint–Bullitt Fireplace Trail, 3 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 2,387 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Margaret's Viewpoint–Bullitt Fireplace Trail, 3 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Cougar/Squak Corridor near Issaquah, WA. The route reaches Margaret's Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 2,387 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 1,759 ft · steepest grade: 28%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53407, -122.05818
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
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Margaret's Viewpoint–Bullitt Fireplace Trail, 3 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 2,387 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Elevation 176–1,759 ft

Out & Back · Cougar/Squak Corridor

Trailhead: 47.53407, -122.05818

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 500 ftContinue straight onto Cedar River - Lake Sammamish Trail (proposed), heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1.3 miContinue straight onto West Access Trail, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Chybinski Loop, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Margaret's Way, heading W.
  9. 1.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miReach Margaret's Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.9 miTurn right onto Chybinski Loop, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miBear left onto West Access Trail, heading N.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading NE.
  15. 1.3 miTurn right onto Cedar River - Lake Sammamish Trail (proposed), heading W.
  16. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 150 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/margarets-viewpoint-out-back-14-km-4b7e

Trail surface

57% dirt40% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F51°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 85°57°
Wed 91°61°
Thu 92°56°
Fri 86°53°
Sat 84°52°
Sun 83°53°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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