Mount Catherine — Tuesday, Sep. 5, 2006

Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass

Two friends and I decided to do a late afternoon hike after work on the I-90 corridor. What hike is a short distance, has some decent elevation gains along with great views? This hike does. Located about 5 miles from Hyak on a gravel road, the trail is marked with a narrow brown delineator with the #1348 on it. A well groomed trail leaves the road and a few hundred yards up you can see a Mount Catherine Trail sign on a tree. The trail gains the summit over about 1.5 miles and gains some good elevation (1,500+/-) that is gradual almost throughout. From the summit you have views of Mount Rainier, Puget Sound and numerous local peaks. I would definitely recommend this hike, especially since we never saw another person and none of us had ever heard of this hike until recently (another great reason to come discover it). If you don't have much time but want some great views, this hike is for you!