Debbie's View–Fred's Railroad Trail, 7 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Coal Creek, WA. The route reaches Debbie's View at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 2,537 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi456 – 1,778 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53336, -122.11332
Nearest town Coal Creek, WA
Directions
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Debbie's View–Fred's Railroad Trail, 7 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 2,537 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Elevation 457–1,779 ft
Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Trailhead: 47.53336, -122.11332
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Bypass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shy Bear Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Squak Mountain Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto West Access Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto West Access Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Chybinski Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Perimeter Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Debbie's View Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Debbie's View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Perimeter Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Chybinski Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto West Access Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bullitt Fireplace Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto West Access Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cave Hole Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Man's Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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
49% dirt1% gravel50% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 71°F48°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity54%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
80°57°
Wed
87°61°
Thu
89°53°
Fri
83°49°
Sat
80°49°
Sun
79°49°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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