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
- Foothills Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Easy/Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 4.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 860 ft
- High Point Elevation: 1,300 ft
- Pace: 1.75-2.0 avg moving pace
- 5 (5 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- 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
- Mini-conditioning is the goal of this series of eight Friday morning hikes in February & March.
- 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.
- If you’re a lot slower or faster than the stated pace, these hikes are NOT for you.
- To register, your profile must show that you hiked during summer-fall 2024.
- The full list of hikes, dates and stats can be viewed at this LINK
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Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Headlamp
- Sun protection
- First aid
- Knife
- Fire
- Shelter
- Extra food
- Extra water
- Extra clothes
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