Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, WA

Cougar mountain is part of the Issaquah Alps, formed in the Miocene (up to 50 million years ago) by tectonic forces. It features tree-lined trails with a slight to moderate slope. The route we took was a 3.7+ mile loop traversing portions of Cave Hole, Fred's Railroad, Quarry, and Red Town trails. The elevation change was around 550 feet from the lowest to highest point.

Trail: Cave Hole, Fred's RR, Quarry, Red Town trails, 3.7 miles, 550ft elevation change
Difficulty: Moderate to >Moderate

Coal Creek Natural Area & vicinity, WA

Located east of Seattle, this network of trails provides many walking/jogging opportunities. The below trail is of the surrounding area, on the west summit side.