There is a large rut on a hill on fr48 right past the quarry, and it took my Jeep Patriot a few tries once we put it in 4w drive, but we made it. I would not try with any smaller vehicle.
We missed the trailhead because it is hard to spot, and we weren't sure the 3 cars parked were for the trail as there was cars parked periodically on the forest road. We turned around after realizing we had gone to far and went back. We started hiking around 8:30am, and for the first 2ish miles you are in dense forest, and have to climb over about 20 downed trees. Most are easy but there are a few trickier ones. Once out of the forest you won't have much shade for the rest of the hike, going along the side of the mountains. There are sections of snow, and water/mud. At one point you can see Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Adams all in one fell swoop. There was people camped up before you head down to the lake, and we passed one guy about 2 miles in who was coming back from camping at the lake, but that was it for the trip in.
The lake was pretty swanpy, and there were a lot of bugs so we kept our visit there short. On the way back we passed around 5-6 groups.
It was a long day hike but there didn't seem to be a lot of good places to camp.
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How far in is the quarry where the rut is? Thanks
Posted by:
rb123 on Jul 31, 2020 08:35 AM
WTA says the quarry is about 6 miles in I think.
Posted by:
Kyduck on Jul 31, 2020 09:23 AM