"The trail from Mirror Lake up to Tinkham Peak was 'boot-path' challenging but manageable and scenic. Only took me ~1 hr to summit from Mirror Lake. It provides world class views and well worth the effort. " — MosquitoFood • Aug 22, 2020

"Detailed Report Below. We traversed Tinkham Peak from West Tinkham to East Tinkham. Set out on an ambitious goal to bag Silver, Abiel, and Tinkham Peaks. I was inspired after my hike up to Annette Lake in early August, having spied both Silver and Abiel Peaks. Our route began at the intersection of FS9070 and the PCT. We opted to hike the peaks in the sequence - Silver, Abiel, Tinkham West, traverse to Tinkham East, circumnavigate Mirror lake, and follow the PCT back to the trailhead. The PCT is a beautiful and generally well-maintained trail. We hiked South with a gradual incline to the cutoff for Silver Peak at about 1.8 miles. You will pass a few talus fields on the right. See great views of Mount Catherine to the left, and just prior to the cutoff to the saddle, Tinkham will present its full imposing North Face. The cutoff was well marked. The trail begins to climb steadily over trees, roots, rocks requiring some hands until it gains a wide-open meadow. Silver Peak looms large to the North. You can see the trail zig-zagging up the talus field, until it turns to the right, rounding the hill and finally presenting the steeper trail, which occasionally requires the use of h..." — markhadland • Sep 9, 2018

"I took the Cold Creek Trail from FR 9070 to the PCT to Mirror Lake, then up the SW ridge to both the East and West peaks of Tinkham. The trail is hard to follow at times with patchy snow and no tracks at all. We left some, but they are light in the hard crust, and probably won't last long in the warm weather. I've seen trip reports and maps indicating that you can go straight down WNW from the W peak, but I wasn't confident enough looking at it from the top, so I went back the same way. Going up and down on that west ridge would make it much easier to combine Tinkham, Abiel and Silver in one trip, as the walk around Mirror Lake takes time. The final stretch up from the lake is steep, gaining 1200 ft in a bit more than a mile. Getting out of the trees, it's rocky with great views and a dizzying cliff on the north side, just a few feet from the trail. There was an ammo box with a log and geo-cache on the east peak. 3200 ft gain, 11 miles, 10:40 hours" — markgarrett • Jun 1, 2016

"Even though it was a Friday, I left Seattle at 4:20 AM to ensure I wouldn’t have too much company on the trail. Hiked in along the PCT and found the cairns for the Silver Peak trail very easily at 1.7 miles. It’s pretty mild class 1 other than about 10 ft. of class 2. It was about 3 miles total to the top, which took 1 hr 40 minutes with copious stops for photos. After a break on the top of Silver, I descended to South Silver Peak, which is nothing more than a treed bump in the ridgeline. Continued on to Abiel (class 2), reaching the top at the 3 hr mark and 4.19 miles. From there I backtracked to South Silver and headed up the ridge to Tinkham. I got myself stuck on a ledge at one point when I thought I’d take a more exciting shortcut and then had to backtrack to the bootpack. All of these peaks had well-worn paths to the top, with no route-finding needed. Reached the top of Tinkham (class 2) at 4 hrs 22 minutes and 5.37 miles. The sheer north face is pretty impressive! There was a lot of Phyllodoce glanduliflora blooming at the top, plus the first Lloyd serotina I’ve ever seen (I found that while stuck on the cliff ledge). From there I took the pleasant ridge walk over to E..." — TynanRammGranberg • Jun 5, 2015

"Did a loop that included Tinkham and Silver. Cloudy up high, so not much in the way of views. No rain but the bushes were wet. Full TR: http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8013722" — MangyMarmot • Nov 1, 2014

"Second attempt on Tinkham; turned around last time after running out of daylight. This time it was meant to be. Morning clouds burned off by the time I hit the trail at 11:30 and had perfect hiking conditions. Made it up the dense, steep ridge and after the quick scramble stood on top at 1:30. Incredible exposure on north face of Tinkham, even the slight breeze made me nervous to go to the edge. Contemplated heading over to East Tinkham but wanted to make sure I had enough time for Silver Peak... from the summit of Tinkham Silver looks like a true classic." — scott • Jul 18, 2014

"We took the PCT south from Windy Pass to the junction with the Silver/Tinkham Peak trail just before the pond. From there we headed up to South Silver Peak in the middle of the ridge between Silver and Tinkham Peaks. Then we headed up to Silver Peak and took in some great views thanks to some beautiful weather. Next, we headed back to South Silver Peak, then took the ridge to Abiel Peak. From there it was back to South Silver Peak once again before heading up to Tinkham Peak. Great views Silver, Tinkham, and Abiel. We couldn't have asked for a better day." — Al-Rashid • Sep 3, 2012

"After a quick trip up Mt Catherine, Maverick and I headed down the PCT towards Silver Peak. About 2 miles from road 9070 just after passing through a talus field and then losing some elevation with a few switchbacks, a cairn marks the Tinkham Peak/Silver Peak trail. Less than a mile down the trail splits to the North and South, and the one to Tinkham summit gets real steep, real quick. I will never again hike in possible snow without my yaktrax." — Jeb • Oct 31, 2011