Chybinski Loop
5 days ago
Fall color beginning to show, mushrooms popping up
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Old Griz
Issaquah Alps
updated 1 month ago
The Old Griz trail is currently in good condition, with the East Side trail noted as being in great shape after a slightly brushy beginning. Significant trail work has been completed, clearing a massive number of trees that fell in a 2024 windstorm. The trail is now growing in with lush understory plants and has become somewhat brushy in places, suggesting it could benefit from further maintenance. Both salal and oregon grape berries are exceptionally abundant and ripe, with salal berries noted as unusually sweet and oregon grape berries as flavorful but tart. No bugs were reported as of August 16.
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The trail is in good condition, with some areas becoming brushy due to new understory growth. Significant clearing work has been done following a major windstorm in 2024, and the trail is now described as lush in places. The most recent report was from August 16.
The trail is largely clear of major obstacles, though some sections are becoming brushy. No significant hazards were mentioned in the available report from August 16.
No bugs were reported on August 16. A black bear was observed on the Bullitt Fireplace trail, which is part of the same general area, on August 16.
The road is suitable for all vehicles as of August 16. There have been no recent reports indicating any issues with road access.
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Older1 month ago
Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
The East Side trail in great condition currently after a slightly brushy start. Thank you to those responsible!The Old Griz trail is a testimony to the outstanding trail work that our community is ca...
Older5 months ago
Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
I did a loop on Squak in the rain today. Some Squak trails are better for a rainy day than others. This is in trail order:The hike started at the Bullitt Fireplace Trailhead on Mountainside Way. I fig...
Older7 months ago
Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
Started at the Bullitt Fireplace Trailhead on Mountainside Dr SW and strung together a number of trails to create a six mile lollypop loop around Squawk Mountain. Almost every trail had it own conditi...
Older7 months ago
Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
I parked at Crystal Creek Circle, where the loop at the end has some reasonable space to park without being in anyone's way. I only saw a few folks inclined to venture out on a rainy day. One woman me...
Older8 months ago
Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
I hadn't hiked on Squak Mountain since before the bomb cyclone in Nov '24, and this loop feels almost like a completely different trail now. I'm really amazed they were even able to re-open Old Griz T...
Older8 months ago
Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
A nice hike to bring in the new year. We are having a strong inversion. Lots of pollutants are getting trapped at low elevation so it was nice to be above it. There were at least 30 cars parked alo...
Older9 months ago
Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
Counterclockwise loop, starting from Mountainside Dr, and passing by the west summit and the fireplace.Trail Conditions.No major obstacles, even the Old Griz trail, where there had been an astounding ...
Older10 months ago
Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
Huge thanks to the team that cleared a path through the damage on the Old Griz trail. Last year's bomb cyclone pummeled the north side of the mountain and the amount of work that must have gone into o...
Older10 months ago
Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
Our group of eight senior hikers did a lollipop loop hike in Squak Mtn. State Park. We headed up the Bullitt Fireplace Trail to the junction with the East Side Trail. Sections of the BFT has water run...
Older12 months ago
Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
OVERVIEW:Margaret's Way, West Peak, and Bullitt Fireplace trails to Central PeakDown Old Griz to East Side TrailWest to junction with Bullitt FireplaceUp Bullitt Fireplace to close the loop at West Pe...