This is a very pleasant old growth forest hike near the Suiattle River. What makes this place special is that the entire valley, starting at the relatively low elevation of 1400 ft, is all old growth forest. The trail is in good condition overall except for a few large blowdowns that have you have to negotiate. The forest is beautiful but there aren't very many large trees. Most of the old Doug Fir are 3-5 feet in diameter. The largest tree that I measured was 7.6 feet in diameter and was just a couple hundred feet from the road.
I turned around at the 3rd creek crossing. It was definitely doable but probably would have required submerging the boots. The trail apparently goes on for 6 miles but gets a lot rougher further up stream.
A WTA team was on the trail cutting out a massive cedar windfall. It looked like an enormous task. They thought that the job would take a few days. I let them know their efforts were much appreciated.
5mi RT, 1100 feet elevation.
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