Since we had a great time at Shriner Peak last week, we decided on another 'peak' hike. It has been a whole week since our last hike, we couldn't wait to get on the trail! The day started out cloudy, but turned out to be decent for views in the afternoon. We got a late start and didn't get to the trailhead until 12:30. The road to the trailhead was mostly paved, until the last 6 miles or so, but even then, this has got to be one of the best gravel roads. The trail itself was in great shape, all the way to the summit. It climbed moderately for the first 4 miles to Hannegan Pass, and from there onward, STEEP- 1200 ft in the last mile from the pass to the peak, that took us 45 minutes! Nice panoramic views of mountains at the summit. We took a long sandwich break up there before heading back down. We only encountered a few groups of people on the trail and saw a few US border patrol folks having lunch at the pass. Lots of wildflowers and very few bugs!
Drive- 2.5 hours from Woodinville
Elevation gain- 3100 ft
Up time- 2.25 hours
Down time- 2 hours
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