Day Hike - Echo Mountain

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Day Hike - Echo Mountain

After Hours Conditioning Hike at a Moderate Pace

  • Easy
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 2.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 400 ft
  • Pace: 2 mph

4:30 PM - Trailhead. From the Maple Valley Highway, SR-169, or SE Petrovitsky Road, take 196th Avenue SE , then SE 183rd Street then right on to East Spring Lake Drive. Follow around the lake to the trailhead at the end of West Spring Lake Drive SE.

A short hike to a viewpoint. This is the Wednesday before Daylight Savings Time begins, so we are doing a short warm-up to kick start after-hours hiking. Bring a sack dinner and be prepared for mud.

Route/Place

Spring Lake/Lake Desire Park


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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

The Ten Essentials

  1. Navigation
  2. Sun protection
  3. Insulation (extra clothing)
  4. Illumination
  5. First aid supplies
  6. Fire
  7. Repair kit and tools, including knife
  8. Nutrition (extra food)
  9. Hydration (extra water)
  10. Emergency shelter
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