Trip

Day Hike - May Valley Loop (Squak Mountain)

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, Feb 14, 2025
Committee: Foothills Hiking Committee
Activity Type: Day Hiking
Audience: Adults

Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Leader Rating: Moderate
Mileage: 4.5 mi
Elevation Gain: 900 ft
High Point Elevation: 1,300 ft
Pace: 1.75-2.0 avg moving pace

Availability: FULL, 1 on waitlist (4 capacity)
Registration Open: Sat, Feb 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Registration Closed: Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Leader's notes

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

Meeting place and time

Time: 8:00am, ready to hike. May Valley trailhead, 13201 Squak Mountain Rd SE, Issaquah, WA 98027. Map - https://goo.gl/maps/To512XXP9hwfJwhDA
Discover Pass required

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