Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Wilderness Peak–Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint, 8 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,777 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Wilderness Peak–Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint, 8 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park near Pine Lake, WA. The route passes Jerry's Duckpond, Wilderness Peak and Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint. It climbs 2,777 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 1,595 ft · steepest grade: 32%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.55316, -122.05812
Nearest town Pine Lake, WA

Directions

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Wilderness Peak–Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint, 8 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,777 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Elevation 46–1,594 ft

Out & Back · Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

Trailhead: 47.55316, -122.05812

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: NW Sammamish Rd & 15th Pl NW stop 245 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto 15th Place Northwest, heading S.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Tree Trail Old Steep Ridge Route, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  12. 400 ftTurn right onto Red Cedars Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading S.
  14. 200 ftTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shangri La Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Protector Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miPass Jerry's Duckpond.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Clay Pit Road, heading S.
  20. 350 ftTurn left onto Mine Shaft Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miPass Wilderness Peak.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 200 ftSharp left onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.7 miPass Wilderness Cliffs Viewpoint.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  28. 450 ftSharp left onto Squak Mountain Connector Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.6 miReach Wilderness Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 0.6 miSharp right onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading W.
  31. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.9 miBear left onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading N.
  33. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  34. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 0.4 miTurn right onto Mine Shaft Trail, heading E.
  36. 0.6 miTurn right onto Clay Pit Road, heading N.
  37. 350 ftTurn left onto Tibbetts Marsh Trail, heading N.
  38. 0.5 miBear right onto Protector Trail, heading N.
  39. 0.3 miTurn right onto Shangri La Trail, heading NE.
  40. 0.3 miContinue straight onto No Name Trail, heading E.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right onto Surprise Creek Trail, heading NE.
  42. 200 ftTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading SE.
  43. 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading N.
  44. 400 ftTurn right onto Big Tree Trail Old Steep Ridge Route, heading NE.
  45. 0.2 miTurn right onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading N.
  46. 0.5 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading N.
  47. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  48. 0.6 miBear left onto 15th Place Northwest, heading N.
  49. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  50. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  51. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  52. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  53. 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

43% dirt11% paved5% boardwalk2% gravel39% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F51°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity54%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 85°57°
Wed 92°61°
Thu 93°57°
Fri 87°53°
Sat 84°53°
Sun 84°54°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NW Sammamish Rd & 15th Pl NW stop 245 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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