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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shangri La Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Military Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Precipice Top Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shangri La Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Protector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Shangri La Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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