"Steep trail from the Nisqually gate turnaround up to the ridge where it leveled out a little but the trail disappears into mountain goat tracks and a small amount of bushwhacking. Just ran outta daylight and traveling solo did t sound fun anymore. " — castrode • Dec 12, 2024

"A terrific hike with views that are worth the forest slog. The easiest route is from Forest Service road 37, which splits off from road 59 at about 2.8 miles. Note that Peggy Goldman's 2nd edition of the Washington Scrambles book incorrectly tells you to turn left onto this road (it’s a right). You can go another mile or so down this road before it dead ends on a large root wad and a small land slide near Goat Creek. We got in with a low-clearance hatchback (barely), but wouldn’t want to do it if it had rained recently. There’s a bit of a washout a few hundred yards before the end that you’ll want to stop at unless you have a higher clearance vehicle or want to risk getting stuck. We tried to follow Goldman’s main instructions, but never found the spur road that is supposed to be 300 yards further up the old road. We ended up following another trip report’s recommendation to simply continue along the logging road until it petered out. At that point, the road should have curved around to the south and back to the east. Head E and slightly S until you’re out of the logged area (head for the taller trees), then follow the ridge up. There are some fine views of Adams and some..." — TynanRammGranberg • Jun 23, 2015