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.
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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
- Start on Shangri La Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lost Beagle Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Harvey Manning Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Cougar Pass.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cougar Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Klondike Swamp Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shy Bear Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Wilderness Peak.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mine Shaft Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Jerry's Duckpond.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Clay Pit Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Shangri La Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Shangri La Trail Trailhead
- Protector Trail–Tibbetts Marsh Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 547 ft
- Harvey Manning Trail–Lost Beagle Trail Loop, 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 454 ft
- Cave Hole Trail–Coyote Creek Trail Loop, 9 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Clay Pit Pond–Jerry's Duckpond, 7 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 378 ft
- Protector Trail–Surprise Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 668 ft
- Long View Peak–Fred's Railroad Trail, 9 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 453 ft
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