Trip Report
Fred's Railroad, Old Man's Trail, East Fork, Mine Shaft Trail, Cougar Pass, Klondike Swamp, Nike Horse Trail, Clay Pit Road & Coyote Creek — Sunday, Jun. 16, 2013
Issaquah Alps > Cougar Mountain
Did a 4.0 mile or so loop starting from the sky country trail head. Condition of the trail was very good overall. Was a little confused in the beginning of the trail where there is a lot of intersections between the clay pit road and old man's trail.
Started hiking from the Old Man's trail and to Fred's Railroad trail - then on to the East fork trail. Saw the Mine shaft ventilation hole which was grate covered (this part of the trail was dense with trees and swamps around). You cross the clay pit road and then reach the cougar pass trail - you can see the huge clay pit at the end of this road. Then did a loop around Klondike Marsh - saw few joggers along the way. Again crossed the clay pit road to go to the cave hole trail - according to the map there was a cave hole (point of interest) in this route, which I somehow missed :( - looped back to the parking lot via the Nike horse trail.
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