The trail was in great condition. Well-maintained. I will say, for recent transplants to WA from f***in flat Florida (as a friend of mine puts it) this was really challenging. If you're in pretty good shape already I'd call it moderate-hard. If you grew up climbing mountains it's probably just moderate. We arrived at 6:45 am on a Thursday and there were about 10 cars already in the lot. Pretty secluded overall though. We got some alone time at the top for a few minutes before a couple others showed up. There were some mosquitoes and flies, but I don't have any bites and they weren't so annoying to make the hike uncomfortable. More came out when the sun cleared the neighboring mountain. Overall, a great start to our hiking career. For all the joggers on this trail: "I see you. I'm inspired. Maybe one day." To think I'd planned to do Mount Si this morning...

I’ve had three knee surgeries, so I grabbed a walking stick at the start of the trailhead and it really helped me with the steep, rocky parts of the trail. The trail isn’t too narrow, so it was less awkward when crossing paths with people going the other way.

The views at the summit of the valley and surrounding mountains were gorgeous. When I was at the summit, I spotted a gigantic Harris Hawk descend from a neighboring peak to hunt over the valley below, it was a magical moment. And I was investigated by a very cute little Mount Si chipmunk on the way back down.

If, like me, you have old leg injuries, I would still recommend this hike, as long as you wear the right hiking boots and take poles or grab a stick.

The trail was smooth for the most part but there were some very rocky areas that had me climbing more than hiking because of how short I am (5’3) so be warned about that! Other than that it was a breezy trip and took about 3 hours with a nice snack break.

Hugely late but wanted to document a very nice after work hike I did with a friend last week.

We headed out from Seattle at 6ish, to avoid the heat, since we had picked the hottest day of the year (so far) to hike. Luckily we had carpooled, because even late in the day during the week the main lot was quite full.

The trail is in pretty good shape, with the notable exception of a giant eroded rocky section toward the beginning...its a good lesson in how sightlines can affect trails...the trail seems like it used to switchback across this rock face, but years of people cutting the switchback has effectively erased the trail and eroded away all the dirt near a large tree sitting at the top of the rock section.

With that exception, the trail is in great shape, and looks like it got a lot of work done in the many years since I have been there.

We hung out on the summit and chatted while the sun set and then headed back down in the semi-dark. Luckily we had enough light that we didn't need to bust out the headlamps.

I did pick up a green LL Bean tee that I left at the trailhead...assuming it has since been picked up.

The trail here is so well maintained. It’s wide and easy to follow. Parking lot was full at 9:40 am. Hiked with 10 and 7 year olds and they did great. We did the hike in 3 hours having lunch at the top. The 10 year old got stung by a wasp on the way down so just reminder to pack a first aid kit with ibuprofen for pain relief. I had an ice pack in a mini cooler that helped. Trail is quite shady even in afternoon when it was hot. Kids report that the hike is a berry blast. Lots of huckleberries, some blackberries, sparse thimbleberries and salmon berries all the way to the top. Overall, family friendly hike with nice views at the top and not too hard.