Distance

2.1 mi to summit

8.6 mi total

Elevation

5,411 ft start

6,127 ft max

Vertical

439 ft gain

Time

2 hr 33 min to summit

4 hr 32 min total

Beautiful trails with a nice vista near the top. All the trails are in good shape. The Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) has been recently brush-cut, and the Mount Hardy Trail could use some brush cutting in some tight spots, but it is passable. The way up is all right turns, and the way back is all left turns, but it helps to use apps like Peakery and Peakbagger to distinguish the many spur trails. Keep going past the survey marker to the vista and two increasingly higher rock piles, after which it becomes obvious you have passed the high point.

Route name

Mount Hardy 8.6 mi route

out-and-back
Obstacles

no info yet

Key gear

trekking poles