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Wildside Trail-De Leo Wall, Marshall's Hill, Indian Trail, Quarry, Coal Creek Falls, Cave Hole, Red Town Creek & Military Road — Monday, Jan. 1, 2018

Issaquah Alps > Cougar Mountain
De Leo Wall viewpoint (by maxjerz)

We spent New Year's Day with a big counterclockwise loop totaling about 5.5 miles. Our route included these trails: Wildside, Marshall's Hill, De Leo Wall to the viewpoint trail, rejoining De Leo Wall, Indian with a brief stop at Far Country Falls, Quarry, Coal Creek Falls, Cave Hole, Red Town Creek to the dam, Military Road. 

Conditions were generally good, with a few blowdowns, all but one of which were easily stepped over. The side trail to the De Leo Wall viewpoint is significantly more challenging than the other trails within the park, including a rather steep downhill on a narrow and overgrown trail. Trekking poles were a huge help here. If you follow the same loop we did, be aware that the sign to the viewpoint was laying on the ground a good ways past the turnoff, but if you are alert for the trail going off to the left, it is fairly easy to find. The view is pretty broken, but there's a nice ledge to stop and have a (standing up) bite to eat. 

We saw a lot of people in the Coal Creek Falls vicinity, which was not surprising for a sunny holiday. There was sufficient parking at the trailhead, but it was getting full by late morning. 

Highly recommend that you download a map or grab a copy from the kiosk. The trails are well marked, but there are a lot of them and it's easy to get turned around. 

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