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Big leaf maples are starting to acknowledge fall
3 this month · 43 reports
Issaquah Alps
The Terrace Trail is in good condition and snow-free. The road is suitable for all vehicles, and no bugs were reported. Trail traffic was very light on August 26 and September 24. Some leaves and cones are present on the Highlands trail, providing a soft cushion. Trail maintenance, including widening in some sections of the Terrace Trail, is ongoing and appreciated. Wildlife sightings, including deer, squirrels, and various bird species, were more common than human encounters.
Generated from 14 trip reports. Trails change faster than reports do, so check anything you’d turn around for.
Generated from the most recent trip reports, newest yesterday. Check anything you’d turn around for.
The Terrace Trail is reported to be in good condition and snow-free as of September 24. Some leaves and cones are present on the Highlands trail, offering a soft duff, according to a report from September 24.
Yes, the road is suitable for all vehicles as of September 24 and August 26.
No bugs were reported on the Terrace Trail in the recent trip reports from September 24 and August 26.
Trail traffic is very light. On September 24, only one other trail user was encountered early in the morning. Similarly, traffic was light on August 26.
Big leaf maples are starting to acknowledge fall
3 this month · 43 reports
Big leaf maples acknowledge fall
2 this month · 38 reports
New bridge connects to neighborhoods to the north
2 this month · 37 reports
Glacial rocks are more numerous than Tiger Mountain
2 this month · 37 reports
Rocky road, dislodged rocks
2 this month · 26 reports
Hornets are angry near the midpoint
2 this month · 22 reports
Trail notes generated from recent reports. Conditions change fast.
I had a great hike today fromLake Boren up to the DeLeoWall area this morning . The restrooms were open and clean at Lake Boren Park when I started on the Waterline trail at 8:20. It was fun to see th...
this trail was great. I hiked the ceossrown, terrace and highlands trail, getting there and back on the bus 240. leaves are starting to fall
Thanks to youcandoit for the report yesterday showing the blooming Chocolate Lilies at DeLeo Wall. These are very rare flowers in the Issaquah Alps. They just grow in a small patch at DeLeo Wall. When...
Nice dog walk. The Crosstown trail was primarily built by Peggy Price with some help. I've seen her out there by herself working on it several times. I much appreciate her hard work. The trail has a v...
I hiked a repeat hike of one I did with 2 friends in late December joined by several members of my hiking group.We wanted to get out despite the rain weather forecast and put in a few miles without dr...
South facing terrain so nice and bright on a sunny winter day. Great little exercise hike in preparation for the big Seahawks conference win today!🤞Does anyone know if the boulders on the Terrace Trai...
It was a nice rainy day to enjoy the last vestiges of fall color. We only saw two people all day. So nice to have this lovely park right in our backyard.The start of the Terrace trail has been reroute...
We accessed Cougar Mtn Park via City of Newcastle trails on a dumbbell shaped route (see picture). At the north end of the route, we paused at the kiosk for some interesting Ford Slope Mine history an...
This is a very pleasant hike for a cloudy day. It is close to my home so we hike it pretty regularly. We didn't see a single person.Just got back from a 2 week trip to Patagonia. What a pleasure to...
The trails here have all been cleared of windfall now. We did a counterclockwise loop up the Cougar Access Trail, over Marshall's Hill and down the Terrace Trail.The Cougar Access Trail traverses pri...