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SAFETY NOTE:
Due to hazards from historical mining activities in this park
Regional Wildland Park
you must stay on the trails identified on this map.
Access
Trailheads Red Town Trailhead
hiking, From I-90Take Exit 13 and drive south on Lakemont
horseback riding Boulevard SE for 3.1 miles. Look for the entrance to the Red
Town Trailhead on the left side of the road.
hiking Bicycles are not From I-405Take Exit 10 and follow Coal Creek Parkway SE 2.4
allowed on the miles to the shopping center. Turn left at the light onto SE 72nd
Trails park trails. Place and then left again at Newcastle Golf Club Road. Follow
maintained that for 1.9 miles. The entrance to the Red Town Trailhead is on
maintained, hiking only the right side of the road just after the big bend.
Sky Country Trailhead
Facilities and features From I-90Take Exit 13 and drive south on Lakemont
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
point of interest parking area to its end. On the right is the Sky Country Trailhead parking lot.
This lot includes space for horse trailers.
viewpoint restrooms
Anti-Aircraft Peak Trailhead
waterfall From I-90Take Exit 13 and drive south on Lakemont
Boulevard SE for 2.5 miles. Turn left onto SE Cougar Mountain
Publicly owned land Way. Follow the double yellow line. (The road will first swing
left and become 168th Place SE, and then right to become SE
King County: Cougar Mountain 60th Street.) Turn off 60th Street uphill onto SE Cougar
Regional Wildland Park Mountain Drive. The road will change to gravel, and at the very
other King County Park land end is the Anti-Aircraft Peak Trailhead, where you will find
restrooms, picnic tables and a playfield.
other park or open space Wilderness Creek Trailhead
From I-90Take 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.
wetland Please call 206-296-4232
or 1-800-325-6165 ext. 6-4232.
Washington Relay Service: 1-800-833-6388.
arterial street gates
For information about King County Parks,
local street water tank please call 206-296-4232.
elevation contour (interval = 50 ft.) Visit King County Parks on the Internet at
www.kingcounty.gov/parks. October 2009

Trail Lengths in Miles

Calculated from current digital data; older W7 Indian Trail....................................... 1.3 E5 Wilderness Cliffs Trail .................. 1.3
trail signs may indicate different values. W9 De Leo Wall Trail............................ 1.1 E6 Wilderness Creek Trail ................ 1.5

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N2 Military Road Trail ........................ 0.7 W10 Bagley Seam Trail ......................... 0.2 E7 Goode’s Corner Trail .................... 0.2
N3 Radio Peak Trail ............................. 0.4 C1 Clay Pit Road................................... 1.3 E8 No Name Trail................................. 0.2
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 ........................ 0.2
N9 Tibbetts Marsh Trail ..................... 1.0 C8 East Fork Trail ................................. 0.7 E14 Military Ridge Trail ....................... 0.7 Welcome to King County Parks’ Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
N10 Primrose Overlook Trail.............. 0.2 C9 By Pass Trail ..................................... 0.2 E15 Big Tree Ridge Trail ...................... 0.4
N11 Little Creek Trail ............................ 0.4 C10 Mine Shaft Trail.............................. 0.3 E16 Precipice Bottom Trail ................ 0.4
W1 Wildside Trail .................................. 1.0 C11 Old Man’s Trail ............................... 0.3 S1 Far Country Trail ............................ 0.3 Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park is the gem of King County’s 25,000-acre park
W2 Red Town Trail................................ 0.8 C12 Nike Horse Trail ............................. 0.3 S2 Shy Bear Trail .................................. 1.7 system. Just minutes from Eastside cities such as Bellevue, Newcastle and Issaquah,
W3 Rainbow Town Trail ..................... 0.3 E1 Shangri La Trail .............................. 1.7 S3 Deceiver Trail.................................. 0.9 Cougar Mountain Park provides an excellent example of our region’s unique historical,
W4 Steam Hoist Trail ........................... 0.2 E2 Surprise Creek Trail ...................... 0.6 S4 Long View Peak Trail ................... 0.4
W5 China Creek Trail ........................... 0.3 E3 Bear Ridge Trail.............................. 1.5 S5 Ring Road Trail ............................... 0.4 cultural and natural heritage. Located in the “Issaquah Alps,” Cougar Mountain Park
W6 Marshall’s Hill Trail........................ 1.1 E4 Wilderness Peak Trail .................. 0.4 S6 Licorice Fern Trail.......................... 1.4 preserves important wildlife habitat while offering ample opportunities for recreation.
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