Tibbett's Marsh, Lost Beagle, Cougar Pass, Klondike Swamp, West Tibbett's Creek Trail (#COUGAR-E10) , Bear Ridge & Coyote Creek — Sunday, Jul. 24, 2005

Issaquah Alps > Cougar Mountain

This was a hike with the Issaquah Alps Club and lead by Fred Z., the hike started and ended at the Bear Ridge Trail head on SR 900. There is parking room for about 3 vehicles at the trail head but a safer bet might be finding some space in the new Talus development or on the highway shoulder. The trails were all in good shape but the West Tibbets Creek Trail (E-10 on the King County Parks map)could use some brushing. The hike proceeded up Bear Ridge to West Tibbets, to Tibbets Marsh, Lost Beagle, through a fence to the Million Dollar View picnic area for lunch. Then down the Shangri La trail to Klondike Swamp, over Cougar Pass to Tibbets Marsh, to the Protector Trail, then to Shangri La and down Bear Ridge. Hiking time was about 3.5 hours with a lunch break, distance roughly 7.5 miles. Views from the Million Dollar lunch spot were ok but are being lost as the forest regrows.