CHS 2 Hike - Margaret's Way to Chybinski Loop Trail

We will meet at the Tibbetts Valley Park & Ride in Issaquah at 7:00 am, consolidate hikers into carpools and depart for the trailhead no later than 7:15. It’s a 3 mile drive so we plan to arrive at the TH at 7:20. If you choose to drive straight to the TH meet us there at 7:20. We plan to start the hike not too long after 7:30.

There is a honey bucket style toilet at the trailhead.

Directions to the Tibbetts Valley Park & Ride

Take exit 15 (WA-900 W/17^th Avenue NW) off I-90 eastbound. Take a right at the bottom of the ramp. Drive approximately ½ mile and turn left on Newport Way NW. Take the first right into the Tibbetts Valley Park & Ride. (Not the multi-level parking garage on your left.) Drive past the Skate park. We will meet at the far end of the parking lot (southeast corner).

Directions to the trailhead

From I-90, take exit 15 signed Lake Sammamish/Renton Highway 900. At the stoplight at the end of the exit turn right onto Highway 900/Renton-Issaquah Road and go south toward Renton. From the stoplight drive 3.2 miles and turn left at the easy-to-miss driveway with a large blue Cougar Mountain Recreation sign. The large parking lot is straight ahead. No parking pass is required. 

This is a CHS 2 hike and will be lead at an overall pace of 2.0-2.5 mph.  This is a very popular trail and we will come across many other hikers/trail runners/people hiking with (leashed) dogs on a Saturday morning in April.

Make sure to bring your rain jacket and the rest of your 10 essentials.

To check the weather on the day of the hike:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=47.53010000000006&lon=-122.03438999999997

Bring a snack/light lunch.  We will take breaks, but since this is a shorter hike, we will not take a traditional longer lunch break.

https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/margarets-way Please note we are adding mileage and some elevation to this WTA hike.