Capitol Peak, Segment 50#
Jan 20, 2010
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
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Hike:
Capitol State Forest - Capitol Peak
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Region:
Olympics -- SW Washington
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Agency:
Capitol State Forest - Washington Department of Natural Resources
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Avg Rating:
3.33
I planned on hiking the Capitol Peak by following a trip report on this website. I live in downtown Olympia and from my West facing window I can see the Capitol Peak, and have always wanted to check it out. The directions were easy with the only discrepancy being that the "C-Line" rd was not identified, although it was quite natural that you would turn onto it when the time came. I got about 6.2 miles up the C-Line rd and was halted due to Logging. I turned around (not before I snapped a photo of both Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens in the same frame and ended up parking on a turnoff right next to a trailhead labeled "Segment 50#". I hiked up about 3/4 mile or so and it was amazing- not too difficult and a good glute workout. My miniature Manchester Terrier could have managed easily. The trail has a pretty steep drop off and is heavily wooded, and being that we recently had a bit of rain there were about 12 waterfalls that went under the trail. Breathtaking. The sound of rushing water was enthralling. Pretty heavy pine, but I managed to get an excellent shot of Mt. Rainier. On the way back out of town, I stopped by the Forestry Headquarters on Black Lake Blvd., which is a division of the USDA. I picked up a map of the Capitol Forest, which they carry because of their close location to Capitol State Forest, although the Capitol Forest is owned by the Dept. of Natural Resources. I am definitely going back tomorrow, as I found out that the trail I was on meets up with another a little down the line(Green Line 6#) and ends up at the peak.