Trip
Day Hike - Coal Creek
Join the Tacoma Hiking and Backpacking Committee on a great lowlands hike now that the weather is changing. This hike will take you from Cougar Mountain to Lake Washington via an inter-city hiking trail. Fun hike in which most of the time you do not even know you are in a city!
Contacts
- Sun, Dec 9, 2018
- Tacoma Hiking & Backpacking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Easy/Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 10.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 800 ft
- Pace: 2 mph
- 4 (7 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
For those living in the South Sound, I can meet you at the South Federal Way Park and ride at 8am. All others meet at the Red Town Trailhead to Cougar Mountain at 9am. There is a Port-a-Potty at the trailhead to use if needed.
PARKING PASS: none required.
This is a fun urban hike in the middle of Bellevue that takes you from Cougar Mountain area to Lake Washington. We will enjoy a lunch break on Lake Washington and then hike back. For most of this hike you do not even know you are in the middle of a city but there is a short part of the hike on intercity roads for the purpose of going under I-405 to get from Coal Creek Park to Newcastle Beach Park on Lake Washington.
Required Equipment
The Ten Essentials + 11.
- Navigation
- Sun protection
- Insulation (extra clothing)
- Illumination
- First aid supplies
- Fire
- Repair kit and tools, including knife
- Nutrition (extra food)
- Hydration (extra water)
- Emergency shelter
- Will discuss additional requirements in leader email before the hike.