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Cougar-Squak-Tiger Mtn Corridor Map Legend (map on reverse) Cougar-Squak- Trailheads hiking Tiger Mtn Corridor Many citizens and agencies, including King hiking, horseback riding County, Washington State Parks and Department Trails of Natural Resources and the City of Issaquah, maintained worked together to create this public land maintained, hiking only connection between all three mountains. forest maintenance road Area 0.24 approximate distance in miles between trail junctions King County manages 795 acres in the corridor and Squak Mountain State Park is 1,545 acres. Facilities restrooms Trail uses Hiking, with some horseback-riding trails in Squak parking area Mountain State Park. There is no mountain biking hang-gliding field allowed. There is a steep climb to the East Ridge Trail from Issaquah. Publicly owned land Access King County park land The Cougar-Squak-Tiger Corridor is 15 minutes east of other park or open space Seattle on I-90 and borders the south edge of Issaquah. There is access to the East Ridge Trail within the Other basemap features Issaquah city limits from Sunrise Place SE and Sycamore Drive SE. incorporated city The West Access Trail is accessible o Renton-Issaquah unincorporated King County Road, SR-900. The best access to the corridor area is from the Squak wetland Mountain State Park main entrance on the south side arterial street of the park o of SE May Valley Road. local street bridge gate King County’s Parks and Recreation Division manages power line 25,000 acres of parks and natural lands, and provides elevation contour (interval = 50 ft.) over 300 miles of trails with year-round accessibility for hiking, mountain biking, trail running and horseback riding. Each trail oers a unique opportunity to walk, run Cougar-Squak-Tiger Mtn or ride through the quiet beauty of our region’s rich natural heritage. February 2013 This information is available Corridor Map created by the King County Parks and Recreation Division and the King County GIS Center: www.kingcounty.gov/gis. in alternative formats upon request. Please call 206-296-4232 Welcome to King County Parks’ Cougar-Squak-Tiger Mountain Corridor Printed on recycled paper. or 1-800-325-6165 ext. 6-4232. ©2009, 2013 King County, Washington. Washington Relay Service: 1-800-833-6388. Cougar, Squak and Tiger mountains, also known as “the Issaquah Alps,” rise above The information included on this map has been compiled by King County staff from a variety of sources and is subject to change without notice. King County makes no representations or For information about King County Parks, Lake Sammamish and together provide more than 15,000 acres of connected public warranties, express or implied, as to accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or rights to the use of such information. This document is not intended for use as a survey product. King County shall not please call 206-296-4232. forest lands. The lands on either side of Squak Mountain create a green corridor that be liable for any general, special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages including, but not limited to, lost revenues or lost profits resulting from the use or misuse of the information connects to Cougar and Tiger mountains. There are over 100 miles of connected trails contained on this map. Any sale of this map or information on this map is prohibited except by Visit King County Parks on the Internet at written permission of King County. www.kingcounty.gov/parks. and the dense forests and wilderness are home to numerous birds, sh and wildlife. !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( ! ( ! ( ! ( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! 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