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CHS 2 Hike

Field trip: Conditioning Hiking Series

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

The steady climb up the Margaret’s Way trail is on a well-maintained, forested trail. At the top of Margaret’s Way we will turn onto the Chybinski Loop trail and complete the Chybinski Loop. Finally, we will hike out to Debbie’s View to check out the view of Mt. Rainier (weather dependent) before returning to the trailhead via the Margaret’s Way trail.

Contacts

Rita Annen
Rita Annen
Primary Leader
  • Moderate
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 9.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 2,000 ft
  • Pace: 2.0-3.0 mph

We will meet at the Tibbetts Valley Park & Ride 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. 

Directions to the Tibbetts Valley Park & Ride

Take exit 15 (WA-900 W/17th 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 multilevel parking garage on your left.) Drive past the Skate park. We will meet part-way into the parking lot.

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. Park in this lot -- do not continue through the gray gate.

This is a CHS 2 hike and will be led at an overall pace of 2.0-2.5 mph. This is a very popular trail and we will come across many other people/groups 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=47.5301&lon=-122.0326

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

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

Route/Place

Margaret's Way

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Ten Essential Systems

  1. Navigation (map & compass)
  2. Sun protection (sunglasses & sunscreen)
  3. Insulation (extra clothing)
  4. Illumination (headlamp/flashlight)
  5. First-aid supplies
  6. Fire (waterproof matches/lighter/candle)
  7. Repair kit and tools
  8. Nutrition (extra food)
  9. Hydration (extra water)
  10. Emergency shelter (tent/plastic tube tent/garbage bag)
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