Licorice Fern Trailhead — Attraction in Issaquah

This out of the way trail up to the main cougar mtn trails from may valley is a real joy to hike. Despite being surrounded by housing, you'd think you are alone in the middle of wilderness. Although all of cougar mtn was heavily logged over 100 years ago, this section of forest appears to have only been cut once. Lots of huge western red cedar, with some approaching old growth size. The forest appears to be very healthy with lots of moss and native understory ferns and shrubs. It is some of the best restored forest on cougar mtn. Downsides are very limited side of road parking(2 - 3 cars only), and being very close to some houses in the...

We had a nice walk here. Parking was right on the side of the road and next to someone's driveway but there were clearly marked signs for the trail. I'm not actually sure if we finished the route because the signage wasn't great past where you have to cross a road. You could tell it was urban greenspace because there were houses here and there but it was great for a short hike when we just had some quick time...

This is a lesser known Cougar Mountain entrance on the mountains southside. The trail into the main park area crosses a road, but it follows a creek and overlooks an impressive fern canyon, which provides a remote feel. The trailhead itself is next to a house and private property. There is some parking on a stone birm next to the road, but there is only enough room for about...