Million Dollar View Pergola Viewpoint–Fred's Railroad Trail, 8 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near High Valley, WA. The route passes Cougar Pass before reaching Million Dollar View Pergola Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 1,320 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi394 – 1,444 ft · steepest grade: 22%7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wilderness Creek Trail 47.51020, -122.08705
Nearest town High Valley, WA
Directions
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Million Dollar View Pergola Viewpoint–Fred's Railroad Trail, 8 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 394–1,444 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: Wilderness Creek Trail · 47.51020, -122.08705
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Margaret'S Way Trailhead stop 247 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftPass Cougar Pass.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Lost Beagle Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Shangri La Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Viewpoint Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Million Dollar View Pergola Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Shangri La Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lost Beagle Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shy Bear Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
29% dirt71% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 75°F52°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
82°60°
Wed
89°63°
Thu
91°55°
Fri
85°52°
Sat
83°51°
Sun
82°52°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Margaret'S Way Trailhead stop 247 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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