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Trip
Day Hike - Cougar Mountain: Big Tree Ridge Trailhead
Rising Up to Spring 2024 mini-conditioning series. Not for beginner hikers. This is one in a series of eight Feb-Mar morning hikes with the goal of waking up winter muscles to prepare for Spring hiking in April and beyond. READ LEADER'S NOTES BEFORE REGISTERING
- Wed, Feb 28, 2024
- Foothills Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 4.1 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,100 ft
- High Point Elevation: 1,171 ft
- Pace: 2 mph average moving pace
- 1 (5 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- 8:00am, ready to hike. Big Tree Ridge TH on Newport Way NW in Issaquah. Map - https://maps.app.goo.gl/oYdkf3W6HY5iNABH9
- Pass: none
- Weather - NWS forecast
- GPS route and additional info will be sent in the Hello Hiker pre-trip email
- Mini-conditioning is the goal of this series of eight Feb-Mar Wednesday morning hikes. See complete hike list HERE
- This is not a beginner hike series. If you don't have hikes on your 2023 Activity Profile, you will be removed from the roster.
- The expectation is that you are a seasoned hiker in adequate condition; except, like me, you haven’t done much hiking since last year. This is your opportunity to organize your morning, your gear and practice getting your prepared-self to the trailhead on time.
- Hikes in this series are 3-8 miles and 600’-2100’ elevation gain with a target 1.75-2mph average moving pace. The distance and/or gain progresses with each hike.
- If you’re a lot slower or faster than the stated pace, these hikes are NOT for you. We hike together as a group.
- Unless there are hazardous trail or road conditions, we will hike in all weather conditions.
Route/Place
Cougar Mountain: Big Tree Ridge Trailhead
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Green Trails Cougar Mtn No. 203S
see Land Manager - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Headlamp
- Sun protection
- First aid
- Knife
- Fire
- Shelter
- Extra food
- Extra water
- Extra clothes
Trip Reports