Field trip: Waterfall Canyoning Supplemental Activities
Conditioner Hike - Poo Poo Point via High School Trail
Conditioning hike to maximize fitness for Canyoning Course on lesser-known starting point for otherwise popular trail. Get to know fellow students and canyon instructors on a moderate-fast paced morning hike. If weather is good, expect to see paragliders.
Contacts
- Sun, Jun 4, 2023
- Seattle Canyoning Committee
- Canyoning
- Adults
- Moderate/Strenuous
- Challenging
- Mileage: 6.6 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,755 ft
- 5 (9 capacity)
- 1 (3 capacity)
- Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 9:00 PM
- Fri, Jun 2, 2023 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
This route starts at the small trailhead near Issaquah High School on 2nd Avenue. We'll stick together as a group at about ~2.5 mph uphill on the High School Trail, then the Poo Poo Point Trail. We will stop for 15-20 minutes at the top to enjoy a snack, views and perhaps even some paraglider launches. Then back down, with an estimated total trip time of 3 1/2 hours.
Full details will be emailed soon after registration closes on June 1. In the interim please contact the leader with any questions: BMPeacock@aol.com.
Meet at 8:00 am at Evans Street gravel parking in Issaquah, near the middleh school. Please note this is NOT the more common Chirico trail. Parking on street - no passes needed. Following introductions, description of route and current trail conditions, plan to start hiking a few minutes after 8:00 am. There are no public bathrooms at the trail head or anywhere on the route.
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Headlamp
- First aid
- Knife
- Fire
- Shelter
- Extra food
- Extra water
- Extra clothes