Little Si — Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003

Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area

Little Si is a hike that I've always enjoyed, but I never had used the new trailhead until now. On Sunday, I decided to try it out. The new parking lot and restroom are wonderful, but the new piece of trail linking the parking lot with the existing Little Si trail is terrible. The first part of the trail is too steep for the high level of use it is getting. The remainder of the link trail is a sea of mud, due to poor construction and drainage. I assume the the WTA is not responsible for the new trail, as they usually do excellent work. Out of curiosity, I followed the closed off older version of the trail and found it to be in excellent shape. The gravelly surface of the old trail (actually an old road) drains well and stood up to the formerly heavy foot traffic without any problem at all.