Old Man's Trail C11 #Cougar,Cave Hole #COUGAR-C3,By Pass Trail #COUGAR-C8,Fred's Railroad #COUGAR-C7,Quarry #COUGAR-C6,Coal Creek Falls #COUGAR-C4,Red Town Creek #COUGAR-C2,Military Road #COUGAR-N2,Little Creek Trail #Cougar-N11,Primrose Overlook
Aug 16, 2007
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
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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: Cave Hole
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain
- Trails: Cave Hole (#COUGAR-C3)
- Avg Rating: 3.60
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- Hike: Fred's Railroad
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain
- Trails: Fred's Railroad (#COUGAR-C7)
- Avg Rating: 3.00
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- Hike: Quarry
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain
- Trails: Quarry (#COUGAR-C6)
- Avg Rating: 3.25
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- Hike: Military Road
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain
- Trails: Military Road (#COUGAR-N2)
- Avg Rating: 2.75
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- Hike: Peggy's Trail
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Cougar Mountain
- Trails: Peggy's Trail (#COUGAR-N10)
- Avg Rating: 2.75
After a day at Mt. Rainier I needed to stretch my legs closer to home after a visit to the dentist. I decided to do a short loop in Cougar Mt. Park which took about 2 hours total and covered about 5 miles.
The trails, including the new ones in the Sky Country Region were all in excellent shape. The Military Road trail can be hard to find when driving 166th but a new sign will help guide people to it from 166th.
The new Sky Country trail head is a great place to start a hike as the road and parking lot are paved and the trail head now allows easier access to a number of the central trails in Cougar Mt. Park.
I did not get to the Primrose Overlook, which must be on the short loop trail. Other than this, the hike was pleasant and relatively quite on this day.
One note Coal Creek Falls has almost no water flowing over it. This is the driest I have seen the area. But I normally do not hike these trails in the height of summer.
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