
Trip
Day Hike - Licorice Fern Trail
Rising up to Spring 2025 mini-conditioning series. Not for beginner hikers. This is one in a series of eight Friday morning hikes with the goal of waking up winter muscles to prepare for Spring hiking in April and beyond. READ LEADER'S NOTES BEFORE REGISTERING
- Fri, Mar 21, 2025
- Foothills Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 8.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,300 ft
- High Point Elevation: 1,600 ft
- Pace: 1.75-2.0 avg moving pace
- 5 (5 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- To register, your Mntnrs activities list must show that you hiked summer-fall 2024. You will be removed from the roster if you do not meet this requirement.
- This is not a beginner hike series. The expectation is that you are a seasoned hiker in adequate condition; except, like me, you haven’t done much hiking since 2024 summer/fall. This is your opportunity to organize your morning, your hiking gear and practice getting your prepared-self to the trailhead. Hikes in this series are 3-8 miles and 600’-2100’ elevation gain with a target 1.75-2mph moving pace. The distance and/or gain progresses with each hike.
- Mini-conditioning is the goal of this series of eight Friday morning hikes in February & March. "Mini" means this is only one part of your overall conditioning for readiness for 2025 hiking.
- If you’re a lot slower or faster than the stated pace, these hikes are NOT for you.
- The full list of hikes, dates and stats can be viewed at this LINK
- 8:00am, ready to hike. TH at Licorice Fern Trail Crossing at 17052 SE Licorice Way, Renton, WA 98059. Map - https://maps.app.goo.gl/DFzcZG5pVTQ79gZ99 Be sure to factor in the morning commuter traffic to your travel time.
- Parking: street parking, no pass required
- Licorice Fern trail to Wilderness Peak on Cougar Mountain. Starting at Licorice Fern Way on the south side of Cougar Mountain and visiting 3 waterfalls along the route.
Route/Place
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Headlamp
- Sun protection
- First aid
- Knife
- Fire
- Shelter
- Extra food
- Extra water
- Extra clothes
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