Distance

2.9 mi to summit

6.4 mi total

Elevation

2,450 ft start

5,173 ft max

Vertical

2,681 ft gain

Time

1 hr 53 min to summit

4 hr 13 min total

First of all, we used the following directions to get to the trail head, since the AllTrails directions were way off.

There are two places you can access this trail. For both, take exit 47 off I-90, go south for a few hundred meters, and take a right on the logging road. Follow this for about a mile and take a left at the fork (5510). Go another mile to the second hairpin curve. You can park here by the boulders and hike north .6 mile on an old logging road until you come to an unmarked trail on the right after the bend in the road. The trail is very steep for the first 30-40 feet, goes up over some big roots, and then the trail continues like a normal though steep trail for 1.5 miles to the summit.
The other option is to continue driving on 5510 for another half mile or so past the first access point until you come to another turn out on the left. THere's a yellow gate here. Park and hike on the old logging road going north for .9 mile where the trail crosses and goes up to the right.

I definitely recommend microspikes or crampons given the steep trail which is icy and slippery at various points.

The views from the top were amazing today with clear views of all of the peaks 360 degrees around the summit.

Going down in the woods was the hardest given some slippery spots. However, overall this is a great Hike and there was only one other party of three on the mountain that we ran into near the summit.

Another great Hike with my son, Blake Erickson!

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