An easy hike on Cougar Mountain in King County. The Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail Loop and connector trail to the parking lot is a 4 mile hike with 1200 ft elevation gain. From Shy Bear Pass we took the Deceiver Trail down to Doughty Falls and added another 1.5 miles and 250 ft of elevation down and up to our day.
This is a nice hike in second growth forest.
After 1/2 mile, the trail splits to the left Whittaker Wilderness, to the right Gombu Wilderness Cliff Trail. This is a loop trail, we choose to hike up the Whittaker Wilderness and come down the Gombu Wilderness Cliff Trail.
There are a few small bridges and some boardwalk sections that would make for a fun hike with kids.
At Shy Bear Pass, we decided to take the Deceiver Trail down to Doughty Falls to add a bit more milage to our day.
Another fun boardwalk over water.
Doughty Falls is a small waterfall going over a large boulder. If you had lots of time and energy, you could continue along the Deceiver Trail and turn up the Shy Bear Trail back to Shy Bear Pass. We decided to return the way we came.
There is a short 0.1 mile spur to Wilderness Peak from where the Whittaker and Gombu Trails meet.
We found a nice bench to sit on at the peak, but no view as the trees have grown all around.
From the Gombu Trail, a small waterfall can be seen where the bridge connects back to where the loop trail began.
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