Trip

Day Hike - May Valley Loop (Squak Mountain)

Rising Up to Spring 2024 mini-conditioning series. Not for beginner hikers. This is one in a series of eight Feb-Mar 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

Wed, Feb 14, 2024
Committee: Foothills Hiking Committee
Activity Type: Day Hiking
Audience: Adults

Difficulty: moderate
Leader Rating: Moderate
Mileage: 4.5 mi
Elevation Gain: 890 ft
High Point Elevation: 1,300 ft
Pace: 2 mph average moving pace

Availability: FULL, 1 on waitlist (5 capacity)
Cancellation & Refund Policy

Meeting place and time

8:00am, ready to hike. May Valley Loop trailhead in Issaquah, WA. Map - https://goo.gl/maps/To512XXP9hwfJwhDA
Discover Pass required
Weather - NOAA weather forecast
GPS route and additional info will be sent in the Hello Hiker pre-trip email

Leader's notes

Mini-conditioning is the goal of this series of eight Feb-Mar Wednesday morning hikes. See complete hike list HERE
This is not a beginner hike series. If you don't have hikes on your 2023 Activity Profile, you will be removed from the roster.
The expectation is that you are a seasoned hiker in adequate condition; except, like me, you haven’t done much hiking since last year. This is your opportunity to organize your morning, your gear and practice getting your prepared-self to the trailhead on time.
Hikes in this series are 3-8 miles and 600’-2100’ elevation gain with a target 1.75-2mph average moving pace. The distance and/or gain progresses with each hike.
If you’re a lot slower or faster than the stated pace, these hikes are NOT for you. We hike together as a group.
Unless there are hazardous trail or road conditions, we will hike in all weather conditions.

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