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| Starting up the trail! |
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| Foxglove |
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| Watch your step......there are numerous exposed tree roots as the trail is very heavily used. |
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| Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus)..... note: those berries are not edible!!! |
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| Taking a break at the summit......Only took 27 minutes to climb 1,000 feet of elevation over 1 mile. |
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| View from the Summit |
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| Took a much needed water break midway back down to trailhead. |
After my Mt. Fremont lookout hike, I headed back toward the town of Enumclaw. I still had some time to kill for the day, so I headed to Pinnacle Peak. I updated my friend James with my hiking plans as I was back within cellular reception. It was a short easy hike up to the peak. It doesn't have much in the way of views from the summit but it is a great little conditioner hike.
Start: 16:45
End time: 17:38
Total time: 53 minutes
Total Distance: 2 miles
Peak elevation: 1,759 feet
Elevation gain: 1,000 feet
Check out my previous post about Pinnacle Peak.
Directions: From Enumclaw drive .8 mile east on state Route 410, then turn right onto 284th Street, drive 1 1/2 miles and turn right again on Southeast 472nd Street. In less than .5 mile, find the obvious trail heading uphill on your left and a parking area.
Links:
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Hike-of-the-Week-Mount-Pete-Peak-No-matter-1076877.php
http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/pinnacle-peak
http://cms.herbalgram.org
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