Wilderness Peak Loop, Long View Peak — Friday, Feb. 18, 2011

Issaquah Alps > Cougar Mountain

Total Trip: 4.5 mi, +1220/-1220 ft, 130 min round trip (hiking times will vary) Trailhead to Wilderness Peak: 1.8 mi, +1200/-0 ft Wilderness Peak to Longview Peak: 0.8 mi, +20/-215 ft Long View Peak to Trailhead: 1.9 mi, +0/-1005 ft trailhead & endpoint 47.51028/-122.08706, 395 feet, Wilderness Creek Trailhead. Trace snow at top. Some puddles on trail. A few blowdowns. This is an easy to moderate hike. Route taken counter-clockwise: Wilderness Cliffs, Wilderness Peak, Long View Peak, Wilderness Creek Trails. The route climbs on a moderate grade to Wilderness Peak. The descent to Shy Bear Pass from Wilderness Peak is on a shallow grade and the ascent from Shy Bear Pass to Long View Peak is also on a shallow grade. The descent to the trailhead is on a moderate grade. Views from Wilderness Peak and Long View Peak are unspectacular. There is a bench and summit register at the top of Wilderness Peak.