Old Man Trail, By Pass Trial, Fred's Railroad, Quarry, Coal Creek Falls, Cave Hole, Nike Horse Trail, Shy Bear, Wilderness Peak, Long View Peak, Deceiver

Nov 21, 2009

by Alpine Art — last modified Nov 22, 2009 10:56 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
Read More in our Hiking Guide: Hike: By Pass Trial; Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain; Avg Rating: 4.00
Read More in our Hiking Guide: Hike: Fred's Railroad; Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain; Trails: Fred's Railroad (#COUGAR-C7); Avg Rating: 3.00
Read More in our Hiking Guide: Hike: Quarry; Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain; Trails: Quarry (#COUGAR-C6); Avg Rating: 3.25
Read More in our Hiking Guide: Hike: Coal Creek Falls; Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain; Agency: King County Parks; Trails: Coal Creek Falls (#COUGAR-C4); Avg Rating: 3.38
Read More in our Hiking Guide: Hike: Cave Hole; Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain; Trails: Cave Hole (#COUGAR-C3); Avg Rating: 3.60
Read More in our Hiking Guide: Hike: Nike Horse Trail; Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain; Avg Rating: 4.33
Read More in our Hiking Guide: Hike: Shy Bear; Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain; Trails: Shy Bear (#COUGAR-S2); Avg Rating: 3.25
Read More in our Hiking Guide: Hike: Wilderness Peak; Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain; Agency: King County Parks; Trails: Wilderness Peak (#COUGAR-E4); Avg Rating: 2.40
Read More in our Hiking Guide: Hike: Long View Peak; Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain; Trails: Long View Peak (#COUGAR-S4); Avg Rating: 4.25
Read More in our Hiking Guide: Hike: Deceiver; Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain; Trails: Deceiver (#COUGAR-S3); Avg Rating: 3.40
Be Aware Of: Blowdowns

Coal Creek Valley from Quarry Trail

This is a tale of two hikes in the Issaquah Alps over the last two Saturdays. The first hike was on November 14th and did a loop hike to Coal Creek Falls from the Sky Country Trail Head. This is a short 3 mile walk on good trails which were not very muddy and had no significant blow down. There is a new bridge over Coal Creek on the trail, quite nice and likely overdue.

On the more recent Saturday, I walked to Wilderness Peak from the Sky Country Trail Head and then to Long View Peak, returning via the Deceiver and Shy Bear Trails. On the 21st there was more evidence of wind fall (blow down) but nothing that could not be stepped over easily. The trails were a bit more muddy and Shy Bear Marsh was more like a shallow lake.

On both days I avoided rain, a nice thing, and saw deer tracks in the mud. Trails are still in good shape despite the rain.