Beautiful day to climb the butte. There was only a small amount of mud at the start of the trail which was mostly dried, but I would assume it can get sloppy right after a rain. Very fun little scramble up to the top using hands for stability when climbing up the roots. Did not have much trouble following the trail. The top was snow-free with some stellar views of Garfield, Pulpit, and Preacher. Going down the scramble sections was a chore and I did half of it on my butt because of my bad knee. I’m not sure that poles would have helped much, but it was totally worth it. 

A little bit muddy for the first .3 mile, then the rest was dry. No snow on the trail. The steep part is STEEP, especially coming down. Two great views, one of Garfield Mountain and the other of The Pulpit and into the Rainy Lake valley.

The road is snow free and in good condition. When we started hiking at around 10:30am the parking lot was already nearly full, however once we made it past the bridge and made the turn onto the Stegasaurus butte trail we only saw a couple other groups of hikers. The trail is a bit muddy in spots but otherwise in fine shape with no blowdowns whatsoever! We relaxed at the top for awhile and then headed down arriving back at the trailhead around 1:30pm.

Went up to Stegosaurus Butte over the weekend. There was some snow near the top, but not a ton. It was really muddy heading up and really easy to fall coming down. I almost fell on my butt a few times because the mud/leaves were so slick (my poles were really helpful). Got some good views of the Middlefork Snoqualmie, up towards Rainy Lake, and a peekaboo shot down towards North Bend.

WTA is trippin’ for rating this as moderate. This is easily top 3 roughest hikes I’ve ever done. It’s short and sweet — when you split off from the Pratt River trail, it’s only 3/4 mi up to the lookout. But it is STEEP. I would call this a Class 2 scramble. Overall great short day hike. I would not attempt without poles or in the rain; lots of exposed roots that I could get see getting real slippery when wet.