Old Robe Canyon — Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

At the 1.2 mile mark, the trail is officially closed. We have hiked this trail before and although you can go beyond that point, we have decided it's not safe to do so with children. The trail begins with long switchbacks that take you down into the canyon. There is some elevation loss so there will be a bit of a climb on the way back, but nothing that should be a problem even for small children. Once in the canyon, the trail is nice and flat. At about the 1/2 mile mark, the trail meets up with the Stillaguamish River. About 2/3 of the way there are a couple of small stream crossings. One was a bit tricky to cross for our youngest, but she managed to cross without getting her feet too wet. Shortly after the stream crossings we came to an area where standing water covered the entire trail. The only way to continue along the trail was to walk through the standing water. We had no choice but to turn around at that point. To see more of our hike go to: http://1retromama.blogspot.com/2012/10/old-robe-canyon-trail-snohomish-county.html