This is a nice easy day trip loop made easier by the new trailhead parking lot for the Mt. Teneriffe trail. We started at the Mt. Si trailhead. At .7 miles we turned off into the Talus Loop trail. Soon we met the Roaring Creek Trail. This spur trail is well-marked with signage but it's not on any maps I have seen. It's obviously an old roadbed and is largely flat and open. It crosses several creeks on sturdy bridges. Eventually it meets the Mt. Teneriffe trail. Turn right (east; downhill). At the Teneriffe Falls trail, turn right (east; downhill) again. Eventually the new trail to the new Teneriffe trailhead and parking lot appears. Again, turn right/south/downhill. After reaching the parking lot, we walked back to the Mt. Si parking lot on the road (15 min.) We spent a leisurely 2.5 hours on this hike. Anyone doing it with light packs, longer legs, and not stopping for lunch could easily cut that time in half.
Trip Report
Mount Si, Talus Loop & Roaring Creek — Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
Comments
Mountain Boy on Mount Si, Talus Loop, Roaring Creek
Sounds like you need a new map. 🙂
One of the reasons why the new connecting trails, like Roaring Creek and Douglas Fir, were added to the network is so that hikers would not have to walk along the road between trailheads. You actually could have done a lollipop hike by staying on the Talus Loop to the Teneriffe trail, then down to the Roaring Creek trail which would bring you back to the Mt Si trail. Maybe next time, eh?
(I also don’t think this warrants a new trail title. The main trails are sufficient; we don’t need one for every variation of the network.)
Keep hiking and reporting. 🙂
Posted by:
Dave Schuba on Nov 20, 2018 07:40 AM
Describing "the network"
What an excellent idea to consider this group of connecting trails as a network! The next step is to make the network visible so people can actually use it. I agree that every variation doesn't require a separate name. A map of the network as a whole, together with trip descriptions on how people have used it, would be a helpful addition. Thank you for the two-connecting-trails idea. The next time we are looking for a short hike with a little more time, that would be a good option.
Posted by:
aekruse on Nov 21, 2018 08:41 AM