"It took me 3 tries over the last 4 weeks to get to the top of Mt Margaret. The lower part of the trail and the dotted-line roads on the Green Trails map are popular snowmobile trails, so these are easy to follow. A few weeks ago, the snow was much deeper and very soft. At the "trailhead" (which was 1000 vertical feet above where you could park in late April) the snow was 8 ft deep, whereas now (mid-May) it is only 18 inches, and you can park much closer. Now the snow is much more solid and walkable. From 4000 ft up, the trail itself is completely obscured with very few tracks. The snow here is still 10 ft deep, and it is very hard to tell where the actual trail is. A GPS device helps, because if you stay on the "trail", you are less likely to be fighting through small, scrubby trees. Once on the ridge at 5100 ft, there is a fantastic view out east toward Mt. Stuart. There is a bump before the true summit, and you need to descend 70 ft before the final ascent. The summit has a little bunch of trees, but otherwise much of the travel is on open snow. You can see places where the deep snow has settled and slid a bit, but it's all very solid now. Going down, from 4000 ft I..." — markgarrett • May 14, 2018

"I took the fam up to Twin Lakes near Mount Margaret for an overnighter at the camping spot right between the lakes. We also took a peek at Lake Laura and Lake Lillian on the way in. While everyone was sleeping away the morning I decided to head up to Mount Margaret. I first checked out the south peak before heading over to the true summit. Great views from both. Beautiful day and it was nice to get away from the mosquitos at camp for a while. Those things love me." — Al-Rashid • Aug 3, 2013

"When I attempted mount Margaret last winter, I added two miles of road walking from the winter trailhead. After post-holing along the entire Ridge to the false summit, I turned back after triggering the collapse of a large section of cornice less than 5 feet from where Maverick and I were standing. My 7 year old nephew began hiking with me this year. So far he has stood up to every test of his stamina and will, so when poopy weather ruined the plans for a few shorter hikes to nearby fire lookouts, I was not hesitant to bring Julian for my makeup attempt. A word to the unwise like me, who fail to read signs at the trailhead: the Mount Margaret Trail begins a few hundred feet farther up Road 4934 from the entrance to the trailhead. Do not continue down the old spur road from the trailhead. THIS IS NOT THE TRAIL YOU ARE LOOKING FOR! After a short corrective bushwhack uphill we were on our way up the proper trail. The only snow left on the South side of the ridge is under the tall canopy of mature forest, which covered most of the second half of the hike.This was Juian's first experience hiking through snow, and I'll admit it was amusing to watch at first. Even without tractio..." — Jeb • Jun 23, 2013

"I did a quick after work trip up to Mt. Margaret and Lake Lillian. The trails are in excellent shape. Some flowers are still in bloom. Clouds were high enough that they didn't obscure the views." — MangyMarmot • Aug 28, 2012

"The road to the trailhead is blocked by a snow bank, which didn't stop the snowmobiles that often recreate here. They packed the snow down nicely, which kind of made up for the noise and fumes that disturbed the hike. The tracks stopped on the end of Margaret's south ridge. The rest of the way to summit was slow going, sinking past the knee at best and often to the hip with each step. I need some snow shoes, but being less than a half mile away, I couldn't stop yet. The last 1000' of the ridge line was cornice after deadly cornice, and I watched a substantial portion of one collapse down the hillside. Dark clouds began rolling in just before I reached the summit so we hurried back hips burning through the deep powder. Snow began to fall a mile from the car, and continued to North Bend." — Jeb • Mar 19, 2012