Goat Mountain — Sunday, Jul. 25, 2021

Forest Rd 32 is in great shape up to the trailhead. 2 other cars when we got there around 9am Sunday morning. Trail is in great condition. Not really a runnable to trail as it steadily gain elevation at a good rate. Around mile 3.3 you come to a beautiful area that many people probably turn around at. The views of Mt Baker and Mt Shuksan were wonderful and the wild flowers are all blooming. We wanted to get to the true summit though and found the little path through some overgrowth that then continued up for another mile and a half or so. Parts of the trail were overgrown with grass, making it difficult to see your footing at times, and a few small washout areas that you just had to be careful of your footing on. It was well worth the quad burn to get to the top though and have 360 views of the Cascades. The trip down was still hard on the quads though as it is steep and some loose dirt. The flies started to come out as the day went on but no bug bites. No snow on the trail but still snow on the north facing sides once you look down from the peak. Some small streams along the way, but best to bring the water you need with you. We passed 3 other people along the way. From the summit, you could see Yellow Aster Butte's trailhead with 15-20 cars at it. Look forward to hiking/running that on a week day. We were back down to the car around 1pm. GPS had it as 9.3 miles and 4200ft elevation gain.