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Wilderness Peak–Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint, 8 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near High Valley, WA. The route passes Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint, Wilderness Peak and Jerry's Duckpond. It climbs 2,581 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 1,595 ft · steepest grade: 25%10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Access Trail 47.51450, -122.07639
Nearest town High Valley, WA

Directions

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Wilderness Peak–Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint, 8 sights

9.9 mi · ▲ 2,581 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Elevation 221–1,594 ft

Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: West Access Trail · 47.51450, -122.07639

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Access Trail, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miSharp right onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading E.
  4. 350 ftPass Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftPass Wilderness Peak.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Mine Shaft Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miPass Jerry's Duckpond.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Clay Pit Road, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto West Tibbetts Creek Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bear Ridge Trail, heading E.
  15. 1.3 miReach Wilderness Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1.3 miTurn left onto West Tibbetts Creek Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Clay Pit Road, heading S.
  19. 350 ftTurn left onto Mine Shaft Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 200 ftSharp left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  24. 450 ftSharp left onto Squak Mountain Connector Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.8 miSharp left onto West Access Trail, heading SE.
  26. 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

34% dirt1% gravel65% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F52°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity56%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 83°61°
Wed 89°63°
Thu 91°55°
Fri 85°52°
Sat 83°51°
Sun 82°52°

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