Grand Ridge #TIGER
Jan 12, 2007
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Grand Ridge
- Region: Olympics -- North
- Agency: Olympic National Park, Wilderness Information Center
- Avg Rating: 4.50
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Grand Ridge Park
- Region: Issaquah Alps
- Agency: King County Parks
- Trails: Grand Ridge (#TIGER)
- Avg Rating: 3.33
- Be Aware Of
- Snow on trail
Wow, the Issaquah area got hit hard by the recent snowstorm. Looking for a trail that involved minimal driving on icy roads, I rambled up the Grand Ridge trail starting at the High Point trailhead. A half foot of snow covered the trail, almost enough to make me wish that I had brought my cross country skis. There was actually a snowmobile track on the trail...definitely not a legal activity here. The cold and powdery snow made for a beautiful winter scene along the trail.
I followed the Issaquah-Preston trail west for a mile, then veered right onto the start of the Grand Ridge Trail at the signed junction. After that, I followed the Grand Ridge Trail for several miles, to a point where the trail leaves an old road bed and crosses a marsh on a turnpike bridge. Blowdown had been removed, and there were few difficulties encountered on the trail other than deep snow. However, the unsigned spur trail that leads to upper Preston at 280 Dr SE was in terrible shape with mud, brush, and blowdown.
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