Day Hike - Terrace, De Leo Wall, Wildside & Marshall Hill Loop

Meet at 5:30 pm at *Cross Town Trail* by Beit Tikvah Synagogue at 7935 136th Ave SE in Newcastle. Parking on street - no passes required. Following introductions, description of route and current trail conditions, plan to start hiking by 5:40 pm. There are no public bathrooms at the trailhead or anywhere on the route.

Starting coordinates: 47.532508683334626, -122.16069336931525

This is a moderately paced hike through several Cougar trails. Note trailhead is Cross-Town Trail, not Terrace Trailhead.

We will follow a counter-clockwise loop for ~5 4/10 miles total distance with 743 ft elevation gain, starting at Cross-Town trail and connecting with Terrace trail and on to DeLeo Wall trail. We will stop at the DeLeo Wall for a quick break, then continue on and connect to Wildside and Marshall's Hill trails. Upon getting to the Water Tower, we will take a shortcut through a Newcastle neighborhood and reconnect with Terrace trail. We will take Terrace trail down and a paved back road to our starting point.

We will look to do an avg pace of 2 mph: moderate-paced hike uphill and 2.25 mph straighaway and downhill. This is a slightly slower pace thatn hikes I typically lead. Even though we should finish before sunset, please bring headlamp just in case.

For a complete description of hiking with the Mountaineers, please consult club Hiking Standards.

Click here for Gaia route.

Click here for King County Cougar Map.

Full details will be sent the morning of the hike on June 27. In the interim, please contact the leader with any questions at BMPeacock@aol.com.