Grand Ridge #TIGER

This was a first time on Grand Ridge Trails which are a great asset to Issaquah and the new housing development on Grand Ridge.

The trail we took (Issaquah Alps Hike) started at Fire Station 73 and worked its way to an unsigned junction. Here the group followed a phone cable trail/road which would eventually lead to a county park. The walk on this section was hindered a bit by a major blow down, tricky steam crossing and mud. These were the worst obsticles on the trip.

Once in the park we hiked on a county trail (trail map of area can be obtained at www.issaquahhighlands- Parks and Trails) that went around some new homes and took the group to Kathy's trail. Kathy's trail headed down toward the fire station and cars. The WTA was doing some work on the trail repairing a bridge among other things.

Once off Kathy's trail we walked on other trials and sidewalks back to our cars. Total trip length about 6 miles with 900 feet of elevation gain and loss.

This was a great chance to visit the area and certainly a good area to explore during the winter.