Trip
Day Hike - Squak Mountain: Sycamore Access
Winter Conditioning Hike. Open to all Mountaineers members! Transit accessible hike up a nice switchback trail to the highest summit on the mountain.
- Sun, Mar 18, 2018
- Foothills Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Moderate
- Challenging
- Mileage: 8.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,100 ft
- Pace: 2 to 2.5 mph
- 1 (7 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meet at 10:15 a.m. at the Issaquah Trails Center:
110 SE Bush Street
Issaquah, WA
This is the small yellow building that looks like a house at the end of a long parking area. We will walk to the trailhead from there.
Note: for anyone coming from Seattle, there is a Sound Transit 554 bus that can drop you off nearby at 10:03 am:
http://www.soundtransit.org/schedules/ST-Express-Bus/554/weekend
We will take the East Ridge Trail toward the summit and form a long loop using the Summit Trail, the Central Peak Trail, the Bullet Fireplace access trail and some city streets. Squak is a maze of trails so we will stick together as a group.
For those who are interested, we can stop in town for refreshments after the hike.
Please note:
- Approximately 2.6 miles of the planned route is on city streets, including a small stretch with no sidewalk.
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