Trip
Day Hike - Cougar Mountain: Red Town Trailhead
Come on a great hike touring the southern portion of Cougar Mountain to visit 4 waterfalls, 2 viewpoints, and 1 peak. This is actually a fun hike that is open most of the winter. You can use this to stay in shape after the snow covers up the higher elevation stuff :-)
Contacts
- Sun, Oct 25, 2020
- Tacoma Hiking & Backpacking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Moderate
- Mileage: 9.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,500 ft
- Pace: 1.75 to 2.25 mph
- FULL, 6 on waitlist (6 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meeting time: will be right around sunrise at 7:45am.
Meeting place: Red Town Trailhead of Cougar Mountain.
Pass Required: none.
This is actually a really nice hike on Cougar; you learn what is on most of the trails on Southern portion of Cougar. The "goal" of this hike was to hit all 4 waterfalls on or near Cougar and we will. We will also go to 2 viewpoints, one of which has a great view; the other is "so-so", and 1 peak, which has no view just like all the peaks in this mountain. This is what I tell people: Cougar is always a quirky fun hike with lots of things to visit!
***Phase 2 Hike***
Required Equipment
- 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
- Hand Sanitizer and mask
- Additional items via the email to be sent out to participants 1-3 days prior to the hike.