Shy Bear Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Coal Creek, WA. It climbs 404 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,083 – 1,289 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Clay Pit Road 47.53376, -122.11297
Nearest town Coal Creek, WA
Directions
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Shy Bear Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,083–1,290 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: Clay Pit Road · 47.53376, -122.11297
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Man's Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cave Hole Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Bypass Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Shy Bear Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bypass Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cave Hole Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Man's Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 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
53% dirt5% gravel42% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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