Type of Hike
Day hike
A beautiful day in the Olympics. Thank you to previous trip reporters who warned of the trailhead location being to the left at the junction instead of continuing up the logging road. We found it right away. It helps that there is new white signage at every road junction. The trail is just as described in Olympic Mountains Trail Guide by Robert Wood (3rd edition). We were thrilled by the rhodies and bear grass in bloom. Also lupine, paintbrush, and many others. From the top we could see downtown Seattle, Rainier, Baker, and even caught a glimpse of Mt. St. Helens! A little breezy and cool on top. There were clouds at about 6500 feet; above our heads, but covering the top of The Brothers and Mt. Constance. A few blowdowns on the trail were fairly easy to navigate. There are places higher up when the trail is wedged onto the steep side of the slope, with precipitous drops off to the south and a very narrow tread.
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