I should start with a warning that this route requires either crossing through private property, or some serious bushwhacking. I first attempted to approach from the northeast but could not find access to the road near tucker creek from exit 71. It may be possible to get there from exit 74 but i instead decided to continue west on Road 41. Just after crossing Cole Creek I turned left, passing some nice camp sites on the creek, and continued south to a fork in the road 3.5 miles from where the pavement ends.

Green Trails map #240 for Easton shows a road to the east that continues to the old lookout site after nearly intersecting the trail in a saddle between Goat Peak and the peak to its SW. This road has several washouts making it impassable without high clearance, which meant I was walking from there.

Stay on the main road, to the right, at the first junction. The next turnoff,also to the left is gated and posted "No Tresspassing, Private Property". I'm fairly certain now that this is the road on the map, but I continued to the right for another mile or so until reaching a small lake/big pond with a nice little campsite. It was here that I realized I was heading south and off course, and after consulting the contour map and compass I rounded the ponds perimeter and traveled East-Northeast hoping to meet the trail where it climbs behind and above the massive rock face towering over the water.

There is a shack where the trail meets the road with another sign, this one claiming the property for Barbee Mills. More signs in the trees on the way to the summit seem to suggest that they own the peak as well. Five foundation blocks and a tangled web of support cable are all that remains of the old lookout, which I've read is now sitting on some farm land along the Teanaway Rd. I have noticed that some folks suggest the Eastern peak holds more elevation and although it would make for an impressive summit block, every map I have consulted shows the opposite. Unfortunately the entire ridge was socked in during my visit so I could not form an opinion of my own, not that I would have been willing to scale the sketchy cliffs solo anyway. The trail heading towards Tucker Creek from here looked appealing after the road walking and bushwhacking I experienced. I you can get to it, that would likely be the most enjoyable route to the top.

On my return I continued past the shack again and up to the 5500' peak to the southwest. The trail is slightly overgrown but seems fairly well traveled and in great shape considering the motorcycle ruts in some places. I wish I had time to continue on to Cole Butte, another possible starting point for Goat Peak, but the thunderstorms that had been brewing all around moved in quickly and I was lucky to return to my car before getting too soaked.