Two girls, two kids, and three dogs made the trip this beautiful Sunday. As previously mentioned, the road is a challenge but fun if you have the right car and attitude! The weather was gorgeous, the views amazing. I was concerned the 'road' portion of this trail for the first mile past the gate might be boring, but it too was lovely. The left turn-off from the road at 1m includes hoping rocks over a very vigorous stream, but all of the MANY subsequent stream crossings along the trail were easily navigated by both tall and small. We hit snow around about 1700ft but it was light and intermittent. We only saw one other couple the entire trip that had entered from the Si trail-head.

It should be noted that parts of Green Mt Trail are steeper than the worst parts of Mt Teneriffe or Mailbox Peak. I would not attempt this hike without a pair of sturdy trekking poles, and if there is any chance of snow traction devices are a necessity. One way to get there is to start down the CCC Trail from Mt Si Road, but I prefer to park at the first bridge down the Middlefork Snoqualmie Road about five miles in. There is an unofficial trail heading downstream on the north side of the bridge that will take you through a dense temperate rainforest, past massive old growth douglas firs and over 3 log crossings before dunping you out onto the CCC Trail. Turn right, moving NW for a few feet to find where the trail continues on the left, quickly coming to a T. Turn right again and begin the ascent. This road turned trail crosses Brawling Creek(be sure to look down to admire the natural waterslide below you) and hits 3 sets of switchbacks, pass by the junction on the left and you will arrive shortly at Last Chance Promontory and the turnoff to Green Mountain Summit. Take in the views of the Middlefork Valley, if you're lucky enough to have clear skies youe can see Mailbox Peak to Dirty Harry, Mount Washington, Thompson Mtn, Revolution Peak, Russion Butte, and Preacher Mtn, amongst others nearby peaks. From here the climb really begins so get ready to gain over 2000' of elevation in less than a mile. The bootpath starts up a rocky stretch right at the viewpoint and is easy to miss if you don't look closely, but you wil know you are on the right path when you quickly come to a talus field that spans the crest of the ridge. Keep an eye out for cairns that mark the path in a few tricky spots but from here the path will closely ride the ridge to the summit. orange tape adorns trees on the way up, but there was more of it on fallen branches than up in the trees. I wish I would have brought some so I could refresh the route markings. I encountered patches of snow above 3500' and it was up to 4' deep everywhere after 4000' or so. Some fairly fresh powder to bite into but where there was solid canopy above, which was most of the ridge,is was compacted and iced over. Microspikes and poles were barely cutting it, crampons and an ice axe would be much more useful. Upon reaching the summit, it was still blanketed by thick clouds, obscuring any views as was the case yesterday on Mt persis. At least today there was no rain, although I'm glad I decided to put on my raingear as soo as I did to avoid dew from overgrown vegetaion. I did this with a dog but I would not recommend doing so unless you and the pup have a decent amount of backcountry experience, particularly before the snow is gone.

Did an out-and-back from the Mt Si trailhead to the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River bridge along the entire length of the CCC road / trail. I hope this report will serve as a comprehensive resource to others doing sections or the entire length of the CCC trail. It is broken up into different sections, West to East. (this is my thitd try posting this, this time without pictures. hope it works this time!!!) A few general remarks: This trail is ideal for mountain bikers and those who want to do a long hike or run on "relatively" flat trail. It is 100% runnable and bikable, except for a few creek crossings. If / when they actually pave the middle fork road it will be the only winter season access to the middle fork valley and trails.... Especially the first 4 miles starting at the end of the Mt Si road are not "wild and scenic", and most of the trail has no views. You are in the forest almost all the time. And you will not encounter a large number of people. Distances from Mt Si trailhead: Mt Teneriffe / Kamikaze Falls trailhead: 1 mile End of paved (Mt Si) road: 1.3 miles Blue DNR gate: 2.3 miles End of CCC plateau: about 4.7 miles Bessemer Mt Road: 7.5 miles Intersection with middle fork road: 10.5 miles Middle fork trailhead & footbridge: 13.5 miles Parking and access on the the western end: I parked at the Mt Si trailhead and ran east on the Mt Si road. After about 1 mile you get to the trailhead for Mt Teneriffe, and Kamikaze Falls. This would be a closer option to park, but parking there is limited to may be 15 cars. Another 0.3 miles up on the Mt Si road the pavement ends and a sign says "End of maintained city road. Local residents only". About 100m later another sign telling non-residents to keep out. In my opinion those signs are illegal as they make it sound this is a private road on private land, when in fact it is DNR land. This is further substantiated by a sign 3/4 of a mile later that says a Discover Pass is required to park at this location. It is true that this road is the sole access road to the 1/2 mile by 1/2 mile Mt Teneriffe private estates, but it also is the sole access to National Forest Rd 9010-1, also known as the CCC road. About one mile after the end of the pavement the main road turns left into the private estates (marked by signs, see one of the pictures. One of those signs, in green, is visible in the picture. It says there is no recreation access past this point and keep out and violators will be prosecuted. I interpret that as "don't turn left onto private land."). Going straight will have you stay on DNR land and get you a big blue metal gate. There is parking available for 3-4 cars without blocking the gate.... It is my guess that the private residents pay at least in part for the upkeep of the road on DNR land, so it is understandable that they don't want much recreational traffic on this road. But if you hike or bike up or down this road and someone tells you you can't be here, I recommend that you politely inform them that you are on DNR, and therefore public, land. And you have every right to be there. I did send an e-mail to DNR and asked them about the legality of those "keep out" signs. When (if) I hear back from them I will post a comment to this report. CCC plateau section of the CCC road: After climbing for about 1 mile past the blue gate you reach the high point of the CCC trail. Follow the main road (go straight at the top) on a slight downhill grade for a little less than 2 miles until the main road bends left and starts to climb. Do not go left but go straight over a 3 ft high berm and follow the trail on the old CCC road. (see one of the pictures) You are now on your way to .... CCC plateau to Bessemer Mtn Rd section: After making the turn off the plateau onto the CCC trail you will make several creek crossings. All these crossings are easy, the trail is 100% well maintained. I'm talking heavy machinery was used to construct some of the creek crossings, and well-placed stepping stones are in place at all the larger crossings. After about 3 miles, just after another large creek crossing, you get to the Bessemer Mtn road. There a sign reveals the reason for the great shape the CCC trail is in: "Project financed by the American recovery and reinvestment act". Going down the Bessemer Mtn Rd will take you to the Middle Fork road. Going up (actually flat) will take you the next section of the CCC road. Bessemer Mtn Rd to Middle Fork road section of CCC trail (about 3 miles): Follow the Bessemer Mtn Rd uphill (well, it's actually pretty flat) for about 0.3 miles. When the main road turns left, uphill, go straight onto the CCC trail. This trail starts out flat, then drops down and connects with the Middle Fork Rd about 2 miles before the Middle Fork parking lot & foot bridge. There is parking available for a few cars. This section of the CCC trail also appears fixed with recovery act $$$. Head east (upstream) on the middle fork road for 100 - 150m and you get to the "CCC trail" trailhead .... Last 3 miles of the CCC trail: About 2 miles before the Middle fork trailhead and & foot bridge is a sign for the "CCC trail". It is about a 3 mile long single track trail, well maintained, with a few creek crossings (see one of the pictures) and comes out at the middle fork campground & right by the middle fork bridge parking lot (just follow the respective signs). The highlight on this trail, in my opinion, is the huge, dead, burned-out cedar tree. It is right next to the trail, on the left side if you head east, about 2 miles from the trailhead, one mile before the campground. 5-6 people can easily be inside the tree at the same time. Look up, and you see the sky. Hope this is helpful and will encourage more use of this trail, especially now that it has been fixed with your federal tax $$$.

A lot of care has gone to the construction of the unofficial trail from the first middle fork bridge to the CCC road/trail. I recommend parking on the south side of the bridge as there's more room on the shoulder trail start on north side heading down stream. After two small creek crossings, one with a nice log bridge with a railing, the climb begins through a dense forest sprouted from the remains of old logging complete with massive stumps of ancient Doug firs. The trail crosses two abandoned and overgrown logging roads, joining one of them shortly. The only short muddy section of this otherwise well maintained trail is just before the well traveled CCC Trail. Turn right and look for the trail to continue in just a few feet on the left, or turn left (sw on the CCC) and then take the first fork and stay to the right on the last chance promontory road/trail. In just over a tenth of a mile you will pass the trail from the CCC on the right and a utility marker on the left before the road begins its steep climb. This long abandoned road takes you through switchbacks and over many creek crossings, and in wet conditions or when snow is melting above, there are a few sections where the aged drainage these installments have failed leaving the gravel road to act as a large gutter. About 2 miles from the CCC fork, take a left and westbound to green mountain, or continue east to the viewpoints. The Green mountain trail is from the remnants of yet another abandoned logging road. After crossing the brawling Creek yet again the you will curve around a southeastern ridge as the road fades into a slight bootpath to the northwest. This is where the red and orange flags become essential. at the last intersection with brawling creek I lost the flags for good and switched back westbound following the faint melted out tracks of a solo hiker across a huge, steep snowfield, undoubtedly blanketing access of talus.on the other side of the snowfield I reached the saddle between green mountain and Mt Teneriffe, which I followed the remaining 200' to the southernmost, and first of 2 false summits.the rock atop this small peak is currently free of snow, but there are fairly big cornices covering the boot path to the north making this the stopping point for me and my dog. We enjoyed some glissading on the way down. It won't be more than a few Weeks before it will be to far melted to do that here.the snow line started around 3500', and was up to 5 feet deep up to 4500'. There is still potential avalanche danger in a few places, be careful out there!

This "trail" provides a nice early or late season hike. Excellent views, modest elevation gain, perfect for a spring warm up hike. The access road up from the gate is a well maintained access road to a quarry. Once you hit the junction with CCC Road and head west the tread is more trail like, but the width of the old road bed make for easy 3 or 4 a breast walking. Amazing old growth stumps, granite slabs and views out over the middle fork of the Snoqualmie. Saw only two other groups of hikers, so pleasantly uncrowded. The parking area only fits 4 or 5 cars. Discover Pass required.