The parking lot for the Chirico Trail today was completely torn up and closed (2nd pic). There's a tiny bit of road parking, but not much. Fortunately it had been raining and it was a weekday, so there were spaces available.

The trail was a little bit muddy, but because of the way it's built and the stone work, it mostly sheds rainwater. Nothing was slippery or too much of an obstacle.

Even though the clouds obscured Rainier and the Olympics, the views were pretty good. There was no one at the south launch and only two people at the north launch - no paragliders today, probably because of the wind. I saw less than a dozen people and mostly had the trail to myself. Rainy days apparently are a great time to visit this one.

Trailhead parking lot is closed for construction, but the trail itself is still open. Some street parking for maybe 8 or 9 cars is available north of the parking lot on the east side of Issaquah-Hobart rd. A few downed trees on the trail, but easily passable. Little bit muddy but not very slippery since there are so many rocks to step on. No ice or snow as it was around 46 deg F.

1/23/2026 • Poo Poo Point

We did a quick evening hike before sun down. The lot was 75+% full. One new tree down, otherwise no new updates since last report.

Trail was bare and dry. Left the TH at 6 and made it to the mountain lookout with plenty of time to wait for the sunrise to rise.

Saturday afternoon hike. Beautiful.

Found black prescription glasses on the table at the top. Left it on the trailhead sign near the parking lot.