Not your normal walk in the woods. Don't under estimate this hike. The trail is in great shape. No dead fall to climb over or anything else blocking the path. A bit of the trail does have the brush encroaching but nothing impassable. No snow on the tail. But even with the great conditions the hike is steep, easily on the same scale as Mt Si.
The trail has a few good stopping points on the way up to rest, all of which I used. The summit is not as clearly marked as some other hikes, so keep your eyes peeled for the top. The day's weather was great for a hike, nice cool light breeze. Happy to catch a break in the clouds during my lunch at the summit. Great view of Lake Cushman from the top.
Definitely recommend starting the hike early and easing into it over the day. Moving at a good pace total time up and down was 4 hrs 10 min, including stops and lunch.
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