"I had a small window of free time and managed to squeeze this hill in. My brother and I met up with my buddy, who had just done St. Paddy's Peak, and planned to hit some others near Baldy, but due to time constraints we only joined him for Baldy. The three of us started out on the road from the trailhead and quickly came across a trail heading uphill away from the road. We took the trail until we came out on another road at a junction under the powerlines. We took the road heading west from there but again quickly came across a trail heading uphill away from the road. We followed this trail until it turned into more of a game trail and finally just a bushwack until we hit a good trail again. This trail soon brought us to another road which we followed for just a bit before heading uphill to our right on our final trail to the summit. The summit is bald, so I suppose the name is appropriate. The area is wide open and fairly flat. The summit itself is a large chunk of rock partially covered in moss. It provides nice views of the surrounding valley and foothills, including Pinnacle Peak. On the way down we tried taking the Hummingbird trail, which was signed and l..." — Al-Rashid • Dec 22, 2012

"Next stop was nearby Baldy Hill, where I met up with 2 friends with a schedule for the day. It should be noted that the Hancock Timber Co. purchased this land from Weyerhauser and now charges for motorized and non-motorized access. After turning South up a well-beaten path just past the power lines, the hike turned into a serious bushwhack. This summit provides substantial views to the Southwest and Southeast, including Pinnacle Peak, Mud Mountain and The Three Sisters. While researching the hike I came across records of late 19th century newspaper articles which reported explosions and smoke from Baldy Hill, and speculated that it erupted. Three things are certain: 1. It has been confirmed that the peak was once volcanically active, 2. The City of Enumclaw says the name means "thundering noise" 3. There are rock formations on the summit that look suspiciously similar to cooled molten rock. We managed to stay on a few of several named horse trails on the return and avoided any further bushwhacking. I've included only the gpx track from the decent for clarity." — Jeb • Dec 22, 2012