It’s the trail that never ends. You hike, hike and hike. You imagine, the end just to be fooled into climbing more switchbacks. This is a challenging hike that takes you through a majestic forest, but as you hit that last mile, you’re over it. Granted I was carrying 50lbs for training. Once at the top make the scramble up the rocks and take in the views. We hiked late, always make sure you have a light. Coming down in the dark, the roots and rocks were jumping out, trying to keep us on the mountain.

I got on this hike by accident. I’m visiting from Ohio. My friend who lives here is an avid hiker. We hiked the Green Mountain near Bremerton a week ago because it has a nice view of downtown Seattle at the summit. This week we decided to hike the Little Si because it’s similar in difficulty rating. We took the option to check out the Boulder Garden Loop but made the wrong turn at some point. The switch back is relentless and the steepness never ceases. We found out we were on Mt Si trail from a sign near the summit. But we continued to the summit. The scramble to the Haystack is definitely not for everyone. My experience from rock climbing allowed me to feel confident going up and down-climbing it. A fall from near the top can be fatal. However I’m glad we did this and the views from the summit is breathtaking. On our way down I got separated from my friend because she decided to run. I took the wrong turn and ended up at Mt Si’s parking lot. Fortunately, a really nice fella gave me a ride back to Little Si’s parking lot. We started the hike at 12:30pm and returned to our car at 5:10pm even with all the silly mistakes. 

very suitable for a day hike. nlNot too crowded even for a holiday!

It was a gorgeous and clear day to be hiking. We started at about 7am and worked out way up to the top by 11am, taking plenty of breaks to admire the views, the trees, birdsong and the stunning greens of the forest. It's a challenging hike but worth the views from up top!

Arrived at trailhead 7am.  Front row parking and half a dozen cars ahead of me. Today’s gorgeous weather is why I love calling the NW home. My dog, Lola and I enjoyed the hike.  2 1/2 hours and 3100 feet took us to the top.  We were alone on the trail for the most part.  Saw maybe 3 people.  Spent 1 1/2 hours at the top because it was breath taking. Gray jays and chipmunks 🐿️ in and out.  We scrambled to a top rock viewpoint to take it all in.  We met 20-25 people and 6 dogs on our decent. And parking lot was half full. Fantastic day!