Old Man Trail, Cave Hole, Coal Creek Falls, Quarry, Indian Trail, Red Town
Apr 05, 2009
by
AleciaR
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last modified
Apr 06, 2009 10:41 AM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Old Man Trail
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain
- Avg Rating: 2.00
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- Hike: Cave Hole
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain
- Trails: Cave Hole (#COUGAR-C3)
- Avg Rating: 3.60
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- Hike: Coal Creek Falls
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain
- Agency: King County Parks
- Trails: Coal Creek Falls (#COUGAR-C4)
- Avg Rating: 3.38
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- Hike: Quarry
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain
- Trails: Quarry (#COUGAR-C6)
- Avg Rating: 3.25
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- Hike: Indian Trail
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain
- Trails: Indian Trail (#COUGAR-W7)
- Avg Rating: 2.40
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- Hike: Red Town
- Region: Issaquah Alps
- Trails: Red Town (#COUGAR-W2)
- Avg Rating: 3.50
- Be Aware Of
- Mudholes
- Washouts
- Water on trail
Coal Creek Falls, photo by AleciaR
This was a GREAT hike! 19 of us (plus 5 pups) accomplished this hike on April 5. The weather was gorgeous, blue and sunny but not too terribly hot that early in the morning. We ran across some WTA volunteers working off Red Town Trail, building a bridge. They made a big deal with kids (sharing chocolate yay!) and really getting the kids excited about our hike. I was very impressed with the WTA volunteers!
We also got to see some deer on Red Town Trail. Coal Creek falls was pretty full this time of year.
We started from the Sky Country Trailhead, and the parking was gorgeous!! We went past the Red Town Trailhead along the hike, and as usual the parking was PACKED! It was definitely worth the extra hiking distance to park at Sky Country.
The trials were in great shape, although there were a few spots on the Quarry Trail that could use some strengthening up, where it's washed out a bit. I assume this is a common problem on this rather narrow, steep trail. We just watched the kids and pups a little closer on this trail. There was also one spot in particular towards the end (closer to the Indian Trail) that was a big, big puddle (think like 6 feet across) where it was a little tricky getting around the water.
We ran across a few other hikers, but mostly had the place to ourselves. There was a bit of mud on pretty much every trail, but it wasn't too bad.
We also got to see some deer on Red Town Trail. Coal Creek falls was pretty full this time of year.
We started from the Sky Country Trailhead, and the parking was gorgeous!! We went past the Red Town Trailhead along the hike, and as usual the parking was PACKED! It was definitely worth the extra hiking distance to park at Sky Country.
The trials were in great shape, although there were a few spots on the Quarry Trail that could use some strengthening up, where it's washed out a bit. I assume this is a common problem on this rather narrow, steep trail. We just watched the kids and pups a little closer on this trail. There was also one spot in particular towards the end (closer to the Indian Trail) that was a big, big puddle (think like 6 feet across) where it was a little tricky getting around the water.
We ran across a few other hikers, but mostly had the place to ourselves. There was a bit of mud on pretty much every trail, but it wasn't too bad.
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