Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park Is the Gem of King County’S 25,000-Acre Park W6 Marshall’S Hill Trail

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Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park Is the Gem of King County’S 25,000-Acre Park W6 Marshall’S Hill Trail Map Legend (map on reverse) Cougar Mountain SAFETY NOTE: Regional Wildland Park Due to hazards from historical mining activities in this park you must stay on the trails identied on this map. Access Trailheads Red Town Trailhead From I-90Take Exit 13 and drive south on Lakemont hiking, horseback riding Boulevard SE for 3.1 miles. Look for the entrance to the Red Bicycles are not Town Trailhead on the left side of the road. hiking allowed on the park trails. From I-405Take Exit 10 and follow Coal Creek Parkway SE 2.4 miles to the shopping center. Turn left at the light onto SE 72nd Trails Place and then left again at Newcastle Golf Club Road. Follow King County-maintained | other that for 1.9 miles. The entrance to the Red Town Trailhead is on hiking, horseback riding the right side of the road just after the big bend. | hiking only Sky Country Trailhead From I-90Take Exit 13 and drive south on Lakemont Facilities and features Boulevard SE for 2.5 miles. Turn left on SE Cougar Mountain picnic area hitching rail Way and then right on 166th Way SE. Follow 166th for .7 miles to its end. On the right is the Sky Country Trailhead parking lot. point of interest parking area This lot includes space for horse trailers. viewpoint restrooms Anti-Aircraft Peak Trailhead From I-90Take Exit 13 and drive south on Lakemont waterfall Boulevard SE for 2.5 miles. Turn left onto SE Cougar Mountain Way. Follow the double yellow line. (The road will rst swing Publicly owned land left and become 168th Place SE, and then right to become SE King County: Cougar Mountain 60th Street.) Turn o 60th Street uphill onto SE Cougar Regional Wildland Park Mountain Drive. The road will change to gravel, and at the very end is the Anti-Aircraft Peak Trailhead, where you will nd other King County Park land restrooms, picnic tables and a playeld. other park or open space Jim Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trailhead From I-90Take Exit 15 and drive south on SR-900 (17th Avenue NW and then Renton-Issaquah Road SE) for 3.3 miles. Other basemap features Look for the trailhead sign and an asphalt driveway that goes incorporated city uphill to the right. unincorporated King County This information is available in alternative formats upon request. Please call 206-477-4527 wetland or 1-800-325-6165. Washington Relay Service: 1-800-833-6388. arterial street gates For information about King County Parks, local street water tank please call 206-477-4527. elevation contour (interval = 50 ft.) Visit King County Parks on the Internet at www.kingcounty.gov/parks. July 2015 Trail Lengths in Miles Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park is the gem of King County’s 25,000-acre park W6 Marshall’s Hill Trail........................ 1.1 E3 Bear Ridge Trail .............................. 1.5 Calculated from current digital data; older W7 Indian Trail ....................................... 1.3 E4 Whittaker Wilderness Peak Tr. .. 1.9 system. Just minutes from Eastside cities such as Bellevue, Newcastle and Issaquah, trail signs may indicate dierent values. W9 De Leo Wall Trail ............................ 1.1 E5 Gombu Wilderness Clis Trail .. 1.3 Cougar Mountain Park provides an excellent example of our region’s unique historical, N2 Military Road Trail ........................ 0.7 W10 Bagley Seam Trail ......................... 0.2 E7 Goode’s Corner Trail .................... 0.2 cultural and natural heritage. Located in the “Issaquah Alps,” Cougar Mountain Park N3 Radio Peak Trail ............................. 0.4 C1 Clay Pit Road ................................... 1.3 E8 No Name Trail................................. 0.2 preserves important wildlife habitat while oering ample opportunities for recreation. N4 Coyote Creek Trail ........................ 1.1 C2 Red Town Creek Trail ................... 0.2 E9 Protector Trail ................................ 0.4 N5 Klondike Swamp Trail ................. 0.9 C3 Cave Hole Trail ............................... 1.2 E10 West Tibbetts Creek Trail .......... 0.4 N6 Lost Beagle Trail ............................ 0.7 C4 Coal Creek Falls Trail .................... 0.7 E11 Squak Mtn. Connector Trail ..... 0.7 N7 Anti-Aircraft Ridge Trail ............. 0.7 C6 Quarry Trail ..................................... 1.0 E12 Red Cedars Trail ............................. 0.3 N8 Cougar Pass Trail ........................... 0.3 C7 Fred’s Railroad Trail ...................... 0.6 E13 Precipice Top Trail ........................ 0.3 N9 Tibbetts Marsh Trail ..................... 1.0 C8 East Fork Trail ................................. 0.7 E14 Military Ridge Trail (in park) ..... 0.1 N10 Primrose Overlook Trail ............. 0.2 C9 By Pass Trail ..................................... 0.2 E15 Big Tree Ridge Trail ...................... 0.9 N11 Little Creek Trail ............................ 0.4 C10 Mine Shaft Trail.............................. 0.3 S1 Far Country Trail ............................ 0.3 W1 Wildside Trail .................................. 1.0 C11 Old Man’s Trail ............................... 0.3 S2 Shy Bear Trail .................................. 1.7 W2 Red Town Trail................................ 0.8 C12 Nike Horse Trail ............................. 0.3 S3 Deceiver Trail.................................. 0.9 W3 Rainbow Town Trail ..................... 0.3 C13 Sky Country Trail ........................... 0.4 S4 Long View Peak Trail ................... 0.4 Want the map on your phone? Text KING COUGAR to 468311 W4 Steam Hoist Trail ........................... 0.2 E1 Shangri La Trail .............................. 1.7 S5 Ring Road Trail ............................... 0.4 *Message & Data Rates May Apply W5 China Creek Trail ........................... 0.3 E2 Surprise Creek Trail ...................... 0.6 S6 Licorice Fern Trail .......................... 1.4 90 SE 60th St 700 400 300 900 600 500 Big Tree Ridge 1200 1000 800 Trailhead 200 850 1300 N Elevation: 89 ft 1100 100 e E15 w 27 m Trail p S ougar Mo e o E C u dg rt 600 650 900 i n R W BELLEVUE 1400 t l 1200 ee a S 950 The Cougar Mountain Park r a P y E i n Drive T Fo 800 5th 1250 re E 6 1300 ig N st 800 S maintenance office is located at 250 D 750 N4 riv C B W e S o E1 the Anti-Aircraft Peak trailhead. E u 750 ga r Way 1400 L ntain Anti-Aircraft Mou S rail E14 a h T E15 ISSAQUAH300 ke Peak Trailhead 550 angri La 750 .r 450 450 Cinder E12 Elevation: 1430 ft E13 m For trail questions in Bellevue, l T P i 700 900 r Harvey Manning mine 436 m s e 500 o a 900 T please call 425-452-7225. r r o c n a p ip Coal Creek C T G Park at Talus 550 i 1450 d T t Cougar Mtn. Park boundary c o o 600 Anti-Aircraft e r a 650 1100 a e B o 600 C i l N3 l C 1400 E1 d l 1 Peak 600 o C v PrimroPrimrosese T 1000 700 400 a 6 R e r d d ’ R l 6 a s Natural Area C r OverloOverlookok N11 a 1300 C e L t d L 1250i 500 r o e e h l R S Locomotive e i 1450 r E12 e Trail t i Sha n k t o E13 e o n W n le gr e ek 800 k E N10 i E7 e Tr r a a N5 s N9 L r il turntable site a t T C ail N6 e C s o y 1350 r ri k t T N7 1400 T p r 1250 e T r ur E2 . N6 l a S a r S g n r E8 N North Fork 1300 e B ea i i For trail questions in Issaquah, e i e P l w l Red Town E b - c e T a s e 950 r b E2 t Falls I le k 1000 1100 e 1200 E2 please call 425-837-3322. Trailhead 1250 e e 750 G T a C s o t r k m s 1150 1200 t lf Elevation: 640 ft a 800 Mine 650 1400 s a C i 1350 E1 a N11 l l 195 m 1300 l q u K M N shaft i b A T l a u R N2 o 1350 r o a N4 850 l n i r a o d a C1 T E9 200 C13 a N r n r a E8 a o T t r h d s 700 i i o d l t 900 R S - i h c R k A e k N3 t R o Red Town C e r 150 y T P o 1 i y C 5 r e S 1300 r 600 l 1200 r a 650 C c a r d Dam site a e 1200 5 . t w a E1 t T 900 d r t i o l T a h i r y o i u . o 850 a M l E3 SE y f 750 C w n m 1250 A P t S 2 o E1 China N2 n t it E9 h r R v 1150 a il p N9 950 ng ra y R C r T i La W5 W1 e d i Creek W2B Klondike T T d 950 1100 S a r r golf course Trail g W a C13 a g Tibbetts 1050 450 E10 E le 1 C3 Sky Country i il e 850 Rainbo y 0 C3 l 750 350 w S T 250 Trailhead T ea C11 650 550 C12 r o m Marsh w Tr. Marsh . W. T W Cougar i b Trail W5 n Elevation: 1188 ft reek B NEWCASTLE T betts C rai 2 Pass E10 e l W 362 m l 3 7 i a O 1250 Ford Slope N4 N8 N “Fantastic Erratic” 850 a r Steam r l coal mining d N8 Ri g large glacial boulder C3 d C T C1 C W4 Hoist Tr.
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