Manastash Ridge - Boy Scout Trail, Manastash Ridge - Westberg Trail — Sunday, Sep. 26, 2021

 As usual, I hiked up the Boy Scout Trail and down the Westberg Trail.  The Boy Scout Trail is less steep and goes through the woods and is a nice alternative. The Westberg is extremely steep in places, highly eroded, and braided with parallel tracks going all over. It is, in short, kind of a mess. Manastash Ridge trails lead to stunning views of the Kittitas Valley, including Ellensburg and, far to the northwest, the Stuart Range. If you come here to do these hikes in the winter, bring spikes. The trails get icy, muddy, and extremely dangerous. With spikes however you can walk up and down with impunity.