I wanted to make a nice loop from home up Squak and Cougar that swung by Longview Peak as part of my self propelled summits project.
Made my way to the Bullitt Fireplace TH on Squak and climbed that trail until the intersection with the new trail which as far as I know, doesn't have a name yet. It is a beautiful trail winding it's way up the mountain, absolutely delightful! Thank you so much to all the volunteers who put in such hard work to make this a reality!
At the end of this trail, you come right out at Margaret's Way and so I descended this trail, another Squak favorite of mine. No obstacles remain from the storms and there are just a couple of muddy sections. Once I was down to the trailhead, I scampered across 900 to the Wilderness Peak/Creek TH and climbed up that trail. Again, no obstacles.
Hopped on Deceiver, swung by Longview Peak to tag it then continued on to the junction with Shy Bear, where I hung a right and followed that to Fred's RailRoad Grade and then to Tibbets Marsh to Tibbets creek. One blowdown on Tibbets Marsh to crawl over or under but that was the only obstacle.
Then coasted down Tibbets to Bear Ridge, to Shangri La to No Name and finally down Red Cedar. So many trails to choose from! Again, all of these trails are in great shape. Came out on Preston and made the finish on pavement to home.
A really fun loop that was about 16 miles. I am including my Strava track below to help give an idea of the route as it involves so many trails. Best news though, the bushes and trees are really starting to have leaves sprout. Spring is coming!
Trip Report
Chybinski Loop, Margaret's Way and Debbie's View, Bullitt Fireplace Trail, Deceiver, Wilderness Peak Loop, Shy Bear, West Tibbett's Creek Trail (#COUGAR-E10) , Tibbett's Marsh, No Name, Shangri La, Red Cedars & Fred's Railroad — Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2020
Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
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abkoch on Chybinski Loop, Margaret's Way and Debbie's View, Bullitt Fireplace Trail, Deceiver, Wilderness Peak Loop, Shy Bear, West Tibbett's Creek Trail (#COUGAR-E10) , Tibbett's Marsh, No Name, Shangri La, Red Cedars, Fred's Railroad
The new trail is simply a reroute of the north side of the Chybinski Loop and is going to be called by the same name. To the best of my knowledge from the last time I was out working on the reroute, the old section of that trail will either become unmaintained or actually fully decommissioned
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abkoch on Mar 10, 2020 07:25 PM
Stuke Sowle on Chybinski Loop, Margaret's Way and Debbie's View, Bullitt Fireplace Trail, Deceiver, Wilderness Peak Loop, Shy Bear, West Tibbett's Creek Trail (#COUGAR-E10) , Tibbett's Marsh, No Name, Shangri La, Red Cedars, Fred's Railroad
Excellent info! Thank you so much!
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Stuke Sowle on Mar 11, 2020 07:55 AM
Viewseekr on Chybinski Loop, Margaret's Way and Debbie's View, Bullitt Fireplace Trail, Deceiver, Wilderness Peak Loop, Shy Bear, West Tibbett's Creek Trail (#COUGAR-E10) , Tibbett's Marsh, No Name, Shangri La, Red Cedars, Fred's Railroad
Hope it's not decommissioned. I love the new trail but will still want to use the original Chibinski trail, and I'm sure there are enough like-minded hikers to keep it viable.
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Viewseekr on Mar 11, 2020 12:07 PM
Viewseekr on Chybinski Loop, Margaret's Way and Debbie's View, Bullitt Fireplace Trail, Deceiver, Wilderness Peak Loop, Shy Bear, West Tibbett's Creek Trail (#COUGAR-E10) , Tibbett's Marsh, No Name, Shangri La, Red Cedars, Fred's Railroad
Hope it's not decommissioned. I love the new trail but will still want to use the original Chibinski trail, and I'm sure there are enough like-minded hikers to keep it viable.
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Viewseekr on Mar 11, 2020 12:07 PM
Stuke Sowle on Chybinski Loop, Margaret's Way and Debbie's View, Bullitt Fireplace Trail, Deceiver, Wilderness Peak Loop, Shy Bear, West Tibbett's Creek Trail (#COUGAR-E10) , Tibbett's Marsh, No Name, Shangri La, Red Cedars, Fred's Railroad
Agreed. Would be great to have the opportunity to continue to use the old trail.
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Stuke Sowle on Mar 12, 2020 07:12 AM