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Protector Trail–Surprise Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile loop in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Cougar Hills, WA. It climbs 668 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 1,424 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shangri La Trail 47.54099, -122.09620
Nearest town Cougar Hills, WA

Directions

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Protector Trail–Surprise Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 753–1,424 ft

Loop · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: Shangri La Trail · 47.54099, -122.09620

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 · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shangri La Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Military Ridge Trail, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn right onto Precipice Top Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shangri La Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Protector Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Shangri La Trail, heading NW.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

34% dirt66% 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
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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