Bear Ridge Trail & Military Ridge Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Issaquah, WA. It climbs 1,516 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi223 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.54169, -122.07181
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
Directions
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Bear Ridge Trail & Military Ridge Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,516 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 221–1,040 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: 47.54169, -122.07181
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Military Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Shangri La Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bear Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach Military Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Shangri La Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto No Name Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Military Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 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
29% dirt71% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F51°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity54%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
84°56°
Wed
90°61°
Thu
91°56°
Fri
85°52°
Sat
83°51°
Sun
82°52°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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