Trip
Day Hike - Mailbox Peak
"MAILBOX PEAK, OLD TRAIL." Mailbox stands at the prow of a long ridge, giving it greater prominence – ubiquitous Mount Rainier seems even closer than it does from Bandera or Granite. The final half mile is covered in beargrass, lupine, and paintbrush, as well as several other varieties of wildflowers. Join us this challenging trail.
Contacts
- Sat, Jun 16, 2018
- Foothills Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Very Strenuous
- Challenging
- Mileage: 6.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 4,100 ft
- High Point Elevation: 4,822 ft
- Pace: 1.5
- 6 (6 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 8:12 AM
- Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 12:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
A rough climber’s route, 6 mile round trip, it is an unrelentingly steep, rooted, rocky, muddy torture test, a crucible in which the summits of summer are forged. More than almost any other trail, it assaults gravity with single-minded determination, proceeding more or less due east straight up a ridgeline to the summit, gaining some 3,800 feet. (From WTA).
Rain jacket, gear, sturdy hiking boots, synthetic clothing recommended for quick drying to keeping from losing your temperature.
We will meet at the , (Exit 15, I-90), Tibbets Valley park-and-ride, across Transit Center Parking Structure,965 12th Ave NW, Issaquah, WA 98027, WA 98027, dressed and ready to go at 9:00 and get to the trail head at 9:50. Starting our hike at 10:00.
Mailbox Peak
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Green Trails Mount Si NRCA No. 206S
Green Trails Middle Fork Snoqualmie No. 174SX
Green Trails Bandera No. 206 - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Sun protection
- Insulation (extra clothing)
- Illumination
- First aid supplies
- Fire
- Repair kit and tools, including knife
- Nutrition (extra food)
- Hydration (extra water)
- Emergency shelter
- Sense of fun to get us through a long day