Perimeter Loop Trail, West Peak, Bullitt Fireplace Trail, South Access Road & May Valley Loop — Saturday, Mar. 10, 2018

I see lots of people complaining about the view from the summit.  There isn't one really.  The secret is to take an off shoot trail about an extra mile round trip out to Debbie's View.  That's where all the action is.  Linking relevant material in the trip report.  I definitely recommend a map or app of some sort to track all the offshoot trails in the area as there are quite a few.  (I use AllTrails. The pro version lets you download nice trail maps.)

I was the first one at the trail head around 6:30am for a solo hike on this amazing Saturday.  I did the May Valley Loop counter-clockwise so I would have the sun peaking through the trees on the East side as I ascended.  The trails were basically clear except for a few patches of icy snow around the summit.  Easy to navigate without micro-spikes, then again I hike in boots with pretty aggressive tread.  I did not encounter any bugs on this hike, still to early in spring I think for them to be bad.  Glad I started early as the parking lot was overflowing by the time I got back to my truck 3 hours later.

More Information on this Trip Report

• https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report.2017-02-12.3695340405