Quarry, Coal Creek Falls, Indian Trail, Far Country, Shy Bear, East Fork & Clay Pit Road — Saturday, Mar. 22, 2025

Waterfalls, wildlife, and more spring flowers making an appearance! Cougar Mountain trails were nice today for running and hiking. Not sure when it last rained here, but the trails were a nice soft consistency without being overly muddy. Did a 7.5 mile, 1435 ft elevation gain loop today involving portions of 14 different trails and visiting 3 currently flowing waterfalls (Coal Creek, Far Country, and Doughty). Highly recommend downloading a copy of the King County Parks map brochure of Cougar Mountain. Don’t expect to always have cell service here. From Sky Country the route involved the trails Nike Horse, Cave Hole, Coal Creek Falls, Quarry, Indian, Far Country, Shy Bear, Deceiver, Long View Peak, Shy Bear again to Fred’s Railroad, East Fork, Mine Shaft, Clay Pit Road with a quick visit to Clay Pit before heading back to parking via Old Man’s Trail. There are many options to shorten or lengthen this route.