Date: 07/04/2008Distance (RT): 6 miles
Elevation Gain: 4000 ft in 2.5 miles
Time Taken (RT): 8 hrs.
Difficulty level: 4
Things to Remember: Hiking Poles, Lots of food, first aid kit with Aspirin, look out for good weather.
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The toughest hike I have ever done. Also the horrible weather made the situation even worse. The trail is steep, unmaintained and navigation skills come handy at most of the places. Most of the trail is made of the roots of trees and is slippery. After the forest area, the trail approaches near the rocky section, some of the hikers were crawling up the rocks; we decided to hike up the forest area close to it and finally ended up to the actual trail. The trail after this rocky section leading to the Mailbox is very steep and scary. The Mailbox has a guest book where you can sign your name with a little message. Good luck searching my name.
If you would like to train for Rainier or other tougher hikes, this is the best trail. This hike way difficult than Mt. Si. The soil is loose and slippery along the trail. This makes the hike down tougher on your quad, calf and thigh muscles. Pain killers will definitely help.Not advisable for casual hikers like me and Only for serious hikers. Before you decide going on this hike, please respect you personal ability.
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