Trip

Day Hike - Dirty Harry's Peak Trail

Discover Dirty Harry’s Museum. There are multiple viewpoints along the way. We’ll follow the road-to-trail conversion of the Dirty Harry's Peak trail to Dirty Harry's Balcony. Then, continue to Dirty Harry’s Museum. The final 0.2 mi to the Museum is a steep, brushy, rooty boot trail which follows a drainage and could be wet. If the day is fine, after visiting the Museum we may cross Museum Creek & proceed ~0.5 mi to a viewpoint. Be sure to read LEADER'S NOTES before registering.

Wed, Nov 1, 2023
Committee: Foothills Hiking Committee
Activity Type: Day Hiking
Audience: Adults

Difficulty: Moderate
Leader Rating: Moderate
Mileage: 7.0 mi
Elevation Gain: 2,300 ft
High Point Elevation: 3,400 ft
Pace: 1.75-2.0 moving pace

Availability: FULL, 1 on waitlist (7 capacity)
Cancellation & Refund Policy

Leader's notes

After Dirty Harry's Balcony, the trail gets steeper. Even if you have previously hiked to the Balcony, be sure your fitness is sufficient for something steeper. This is not a beginner's hike.
Be aware that I screen the activity profile of those who register. This is to assure that everyone will be able to complete the route safely. If your activity profile doesn't show similar trips, you may be contacted for more information.
Hike will be canceled or rescheduled if there are hazardous trail, weather or road conditions, or heavy rainfall. The potential reschedule date is Saturday Nov 4th.
About the Museum: In the 1940s, Harry Gault, aka ‘Dirty Harry’, was a local independent logger, a ‘gyppo’ logger, who gained a reputation for relentless logging in the Snoqualmie area of Washington State. He built roads and logged trees in places thought by other loggers to be too inaccessible to attempt. Dirty Harry’s Museum features his abandoned GMC logging truck at its final resting place The truck is a GMC CCKW, also known as “Jimmy”. It was an off road 2-1/2 ton 6x6 military truck built from 1941 to 1945. Dirty Harry’s truck is fitted with a logging boom.

Meeting place and time

9:30am Ready to hike at Olallie State Park Far Side Trailhead accessed from EB I-90 exit 38 (google map link)
Weather forecast – https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mailbox-Peak/forecasts/1476 (Mailbox Peak is ~1.5 mile NW of our hike destination) and from Windy.com
Hello Hiker email will be sent on Oct 29 and have some carpooling suggestions

Route/Place

Dirty Harry's Peak, Balcony & East Balcony

Recommended Maps & Charts:
Green Trails Bandera No. 206
Green Trails Middle Fork Snoqualmie No. 174SX
Green Trails Mount Si NRCA No. 206S
See full route/place details.