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Bald Mountain, Greider Lakes, Boulder Lake
— Nov 05, 2008
— Janice Van Cleve
Day hike
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We attempted to find the old trail up to Bald Mountain via Cutthroat Lakes from Sultan. No es possible!...
We attempted to find the old trail up to Bald Mountain via Cutthroat Lakes from Sultan. No es possible! The road west from the Olney rest stop to Spada Lake's dam is permanently gated. The road east along the south and east shores of the lake pass several boat launch areas but there is no longer any access road north up Williamson Creek. Greider Lakes trailhead is open but the road to Boulder Lake is closed and blocked to vehicles. It is possible to hike in from the Greider Lake trailhead 1.5 miles to the start of the Boulder Creek trail.
Ashland Lakes, Beaver Lake, Bald Mountain
— Oct 30, 2008
— Janice Van Cleve
Day hike
Issues:
Blowdowns | Clogged drainage | Mudholes
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The hike along Bare Ridge to Bare Mountain gains at a relatively gentle pace and is snow free at the...
The hike along Bare Ridge to Bare Mountain gains at a relatively gentle pace and is snow free at the moment. However, the 100 Hikes books leave a bit to be desired. First, this trail gets very little traffic and less maintenance. Second, the instructions in the book are confusing at best and wrong in several instances. Let's start by getting there. The sign on the Mountain Loop Highway never mentions Bare Mountain and you have to drive up into the entrance before you see the FS 4020 marker. Look instead for the Ashland Lakes markers. The road is in good shape to the Ashland Lakes trailhead.
The first mile is on abandoned forest road intersected by small ravines until it crosses a bridge. From there it gently rises, using lots of puncheons and turnpikes until it gets to the big rock high point. The book says it drops 500 feet to the Pilchuck River source but that must be a misprint. I'd be surprised if it is 50 feet. From there the trail is rough and overgrown, sometimes obscured. It climbs steadily with no views and there are lots of blowdowns and broken trees. Barbella and I cut as many as we could and tossed them off the trail but there are more than two gals with a corona can handle in one day. We got to 5.5 miles before turning back. There are no good views or places for lunch along the way, so we bushwacked up to a crown of rocks to get at least a dry place to sit. Could not see any lakes promised in the book and the trail makes no attempt to break out of the forest to overlook the valleys. We did take side trips to Upper Ashland Lake and Beaver Lake. Both are very close to the main trail and mostly boardwalk. Very easy to reach. We hope next time to approach from the Sultan trailhead and maybe see the Cutthroat Lakes. Day hike
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Snow on trail
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My wife, son, dog, and I planned a day hike up bald mountain. We started late, hoping to let the...
My wife, son, dog, and I planned a day hike up bald mountain. We started late, hoping to let the rain pass, and to give me an opportunity to sleep in a little. Once at the end of forest service road 3032, I noticed all three parking spots were taken and I had to back up and park in the closest pull-off, as the road is too small to turn around in.
Bald Mountain
— Aug 08, 2004
— somewhat slow Susan
Day hike
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We just hiked about 3.8 miles along the Bald Mountain trail, from the Ashland Lakes trailhead, and it is...
We just hiked about 3.8 miles along the Bald Mountain trail, from the Ashland Lakes trailhead, and it is NOT EASIEST! I don't know how it every got that rating, it was 1800 feet elevation and lots of rocks, roots and tricky footing. An easy trail would be one you could take while recovering from a sprained ankle. There were some slippery logs on the ridge, but the boardwalks between Beaver and Upper Ashland lakes were OK, despite the rain on Friday. We also were disappointed by the views, I do not know how much further you would have to climb to get views without looking through the trees, but we did make it to the saddle that was described and got some glimpses of peaks through the tree trunks. There were some huge beautiful rocks and a few rock slides that made good resting spots.
Bald Mountain
— Jul 11, 2004
— mtnweasel
Day hike
Issues:
Mudholes | Water on trail
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Today I just needed to get out! So, I decided for once that I would hike on a trail...
Today I just needed to get out! So, I decided for once that I would hike on a trail that was somewhat close to where I live, Bald Mtn/Cutthroat Lakes. On to the trail... |
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