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Wilderness Peak–Jerry's Duckpond Loop, 10 sights is a 4.4-mile loop in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Cougar Hills, WA. The route passes Cougar Pass, Wilderness Peak and Jerry's Duckpond. It climbs 626 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,221 – 1,595 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shangri La Trail 47.54099, -122.09620
Nearest town Cougar Hills, WA

Directions

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Wilderness Peak–Jerry's Duckpond Loop, 10 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 1,221–1,594 ft

Loop · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: Shangri La Trail · 47.54099, -122.09620

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shangri La Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Lost Beagle Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miPass Cougar Pass.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shy Bear Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftPass Wilderness Peak.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Mine Shaft Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miPass Jerry's Duckpond.
  20. 200 ftTurn right onto Clay Pit Road, heading W.
  21. 350 ftTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.9 miTurn left onto Shangri La Trail, heading NE.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

33% dirt1% gravel66% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 70°F47°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 79°56°
Wed 86°60°
Thu 88°52°
Fri 82°49°
Sat 80°48°
Sun 79°49°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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