Field trip: GoHike: Beginner Hiking Course
April Hikes: 2.5 - 5 miles, 250 - 1,000 feet gain - Anti-Aircraft Peak—Clay Pit Peak Loop
A history rich wander through the highlands of Newcastle in Bellevue. We'll enjoy route-finding on an easy and enchanting ramble while making stops along the way to absorb the coal mining and brick making history of the Cougar Mountain trail system, not to mention the cold war anti-aircraft missile systems common to the Puget Sound foothills. Once a thriving mountain community, changing times were the downfall of this history-rich area. This hike counts toward your monthly required GoHike course April trips.
Contacts
Ken Hahn
Primary Leader
- Sat, Apr 11, 2026
- Foothills Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults, All Who Qualify
- Easy, Easy
- Easy
- Mileage: 4.6 mi
- Elevation Gain: 385 ft
- Pace: 1. - 2.0 mph
- FULL (10 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Fri, Mar 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
- Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
Casual Pace hike
7:30am at teh Sky Country Trailhead
Route/Place
Cougar Mountain: Sky Country Trailhead
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Green Trails Cougar Mtn No. 203S
see Land Manager - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
Your leader will send out a Hello Hiker email prior to the hike with details on the hike and recommended and required equipment.
Trip Reports