Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint–Far Country Lookout, 6 sights
8 mi · ▲ 1,731 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint–Far Country Lookout, 6 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Coalfield, WA. The route passes Far Country Lookout before reaching Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 1,731 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint–Far Country Lookout, 6 sights
8 mi · ▲ 1,731 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Elevation 658–1,572 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: Licorice Fern Trail · 47.51282, -122.11903
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 74°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start on Licorice Fern Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Indian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Far Country Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Far Country Lookout.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Shy Bear Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Shy Bear Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Far Country Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Indian Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Licorice Fern Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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