Cougar Mountain - AA Peak Trail

Come help improve this beautiful local trail! We'll work on clearing brush from the trail corridor and installing proper drainage systems.

Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, bordered by Lake Washington, Bellevue, Issaquah and Renton, is a mishmash of roads, trails, abandoned Army missile silos, abandoned landfills and somehow, plenty of wildlife. Cougar really do live here, and plenty of other creatures stumble across the trail from time to time. Not only is it King County's largest park, it is one of the largest wildland parks in an urban area in the United States. Amazing views can be had from higher up of the Seattle area and the beginnings of Snoqualmie Pass.

Driving directions:
From I-405, take the Coal Creek Parkway exit, one exit south of I-90. Go east on Coal Creek Parkway approximately one mile and take a left on Forest Drive SE at the stoplight. When Forest Drive ends at Lakemont (3.0 miles from I-405), turn left. At .2 miles, turn right on SE Cougar Mountain Way. Follow it as it winds uphill to 4.4 miles from I-405 and turn right on Cougar Mountain Way, (marked as Dead End). Follow it uphill to its end at a total from I-405 of 5.5 miles. The last part of the road is gravel. (Driving time from Seattle: approximately 30 minutes.)