Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint–Squak Mountain Connector Trail, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 1,132 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint–Squak Mountain Connector Trail, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near High Valley, WA. The route reaches Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint. It climbs 1,132 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint–Squak Mountain Connector Trail, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 1,132 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 440–1,572 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: West Access Trail · 47.51450, -122.07639
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Access Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftPass Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Squak Mountain Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto West Access Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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