Protector Trail–Tibbetts Marsh Trail, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Cougar Hills, WA. It climbs 547 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi961 – 1,444 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.54326, -122.09735
Nearest town Cougar Hills, WA
Directions
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Protector Trail–Tibbetts Marsh Trail, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 961–1,445 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: 47.54326, -122.09735
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left onto Shangri La Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto West Tibbetts Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bear Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Shangri La Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Protector Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shangri La Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
12% dirt88% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 70°F47°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
79°56°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
88°52°
Fri
82°49°
Sat
80°48°
Sun
79°49°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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