Mount Washington — Saturday, Apr. 26, 2025

The trail was quiet when we started at 6:45 am, we only met one other person at the summit although it was much busier on the way down and cars were overflowing out onto Homestead Valley Rd.

We hiked to the summit as a loop and the portion that follows the ollalie trail and is more direct is snow covered and required some scrambling. We used veggie belays many times and rejoined the Mt Washington trail for a much easier final climb to the summit, would not recommend this route currently. My friends had babies in front packs and they are tough and got it done. There were no footprints in the snow we kick stepped up and bushwhacked, coming down the other side was much easier. I highlighted the challenging snow covered portion in red. The other patches of snow were sometimes slick but not an issue some people used spikes we did not. I did posthole up to my knee once.

Great Rainier view just below the summit, we enjoyed the hike. Ample streams running for your dog companion.