Earl Peak
Sep 07, 2010
by
Mark & Phil
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last modified
Sep 08, 2010 07:30 AM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Earl Peak
- Region: Central Cascades -- Blewett Pass
- Avg Rating: 1.75
- Hiking Companions
- Hiked with a dog
- Be Aware Of
- Blowdowns
Tierney heads for the Earl Peak summit.
Earl Peak is a great choice for a rain-shadow hike! On a day when it was rainy in Seattle and pouring at Snoqualmie Pass, this area had a high cloud deck, a few sun breaks, and zero rain.
It took about 2-1/2 hours to drive the 120 miles from Green Lake to the trailhead, including a couple of coffee stops. We stopped at the campground at the end of the paved road to use the outhouses. Once you're on the gravel section of the North Fork Teanaway road, the four miles to Forest Road 112 is a very rough washboard. No huge potholes but you have to take it slow or the vibration will make you lose your dentures!
From the Beverly Turnpike trailhead, we followed the Bean Creek trail about 3 hours to the summit, 2 hours down, but with one of us in a knee brace, we were taking it at a leisurely pace. The trail has two blowdowns about 18 inches in diameter that were too big for us to clear, but they're easy to step over. The rest of the trail is well marked and in excellent shape. The climbers track from the pass to the summit is an easy staircase, no need to use hands. Great views from the summit of the entire Stuart range.
It took about 2-1/2 hours to drive the 120 miles from Green Lake to the trailhead, including a couple of coffee stops. We stopped at the campground at the end of the paved road to use the outhouses. Once you're on the gravel section of the North Fork Teanaway road, the four miles to Forest Road 112 is a very rough washboard. No huge potholes but you have to take it slow or the vibration will make you lose your dentures!
From the Beverly Turnpike trailhead, we followed the Bean Creek trail about 3 hours to the summit, 2 hours down, but with one of us in a knee brace, we were taking it at a leisurely pace. The trail has two blowdowns about 18 inches in diameter that were too big for us to clear, but they're easy to step over. The rest of the trail is well marked and in excellent shape. The climbers track from the pass to the summit is an easy staircase, no need to use hands. Great views from the summit of the entire Stuart range.
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The "crux move" of the summit climbers track.
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Looking back at the Teanaway valley.
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Impromptu trail work.
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