Trip Report
Day Hike - De Leo Wall Loop
City of Newcastle TH to Cougar Mtn Park for our 4th conditioning hike. Brief stop at new Ford Slope Mine kiosk for a bit of history.
Roseanne Lorenzana
- Fri, Feb 28, 2025
- Day Hike - De Leo Wall Loop
- Cougar Mountain: Terrace Trail Trailhead
- Day Hiking
- Successful
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- Road suitable for all vehicles
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Despite lots of rain within the past week, all trails were mud-free. Two large blow-downs but not difficult to climb over. See pictures. Trail along the wall section of DeLeo Wall trail is sometimes sloped & eroded.
Treefall on City of Newcastle trail at 47.521548, -122.133691 
Treefall on DeLeo Wall trail at 47.521248, -122.136451
4th out of 8 mini-conditioning hikes. We accessed Cougar Mtn Park via City of Newcastle trails on a dumbbell shaped route (see picture). At the north end of the route, we paused at the kiosk for some interesting Ford Slope Mine history and vintage photos of the hey day of coal mining. While returning to the TH on City of Newcastle trails, we passed a large area tagged for tree removal (some big trees 😭) and demolition of a ruined structure. A passing worker said the area is being developed for another subdivision of housing.
