Hex Mountain, Hex Mountain Snowshoe — Saturday, Mar. 13, 2021

Writing my first WTA trail reports to pay it forward. :) 

Three things to highlight: 

1) TH parking - we arrived at the TH at 8 a.m. and the designated parking spots have all been taken. Thus, we parked along the road within the allowed line. By the time we came back to TH, there are many cars lined up on the road. 

2) Trail condition - I carried my snowshoes the whole trip, but did not need to use it because the snow is very compact and I did not even wear my microspikes to get to the peak. 

3) Hex mountain south peak - Once we got to the main peak, we saw good bootpath to the south peak. I have the GPX file of the round trip (main peak, south peak, and going down the ridge line on the other side rather than going back the same way), but could not see any trip reports detailing that trip. However, we felt inspired when two other groups we shared the peak with mentioned they were planning to go as well. Thus, we set out for the south peak and explored another trail back. Everything was very nice and easy until the last part of the round trip before we connect with the main trail. We had to drop at least 600 feet in a short distance and doing a creek crossing (Newport Creek). With the snow, this part reminded me of the last mile push to Bendera. Luckily, the two groups ahead of us already made a really nice switchback path. Though it looked a bit sketchy, I felt safe descending to the creek and then gain another 400 feet back up. Thank you to the other groups we shared the summit with. It was nice to enjoy a trail less traveled with you all!