Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint–Far Country Lookout, 7 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,251 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint–Far Country Lookout, 7 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Newcastle, WA. The route passes Far Country Lookout before reaching Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 2,251 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint–Far Country Lookout, 7 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,251 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Elevation 402–1,572 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: 47.52283, -122.15018
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Coal Creek Pkwy SE & SE 91st St stop 701 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cougar Access Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Viewpoint #2 Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto De Leo Wall Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Indian Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Far Country Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Far Country Lookout.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Shy Bear Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Shy Bear Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Far Country Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Indian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto De Leo Wall Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Viewpoint #2 Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cougar Access Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Coal Creek Pkwy SE & SE 91st St stop 701 m from the trailhead
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- Highlands Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 241 ft
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