Old Man's Trail, By Pass Trail, Fred's Railroad, Shy Bear, Wilderness Peak Loop & Clay Pit Road — Sunday, Sep. 4, 2016

Issaquah Alps > Cougar Mountain

This was a short loop trip to Wilderness Peak. It is basically a level walk with a 600 foot elevation gain at the end to the "peak". Other than a semi-steep ascent of 0.5 miles or so at the end it is pleasant and the woods are cool and shaded making this a nice walk on those last to summer days where heat can be a factor. My phone app noted a 4.5 mile RT with 600 feet of elevation gain/loss from the Sky Country trail head. Other than the woods there is a large beaver dam on Clay Pit road at a Coal Creek crossing. The dam is worth seeing. There is a note on the East Fork Trail (off Fred's Railroad) of a protective owl that has attacked hikers on this trail. I did not see the bird but did see plenty of warnings.