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Date: 2005/01/08 Trip type: scramble Elevation gain: approx. 2,815 feet (approx 858 meters) Round-trip distance: approx. 3.4 miles Car-to-car time: 4 hours 27 minutes USGS Quad: Lost Lake In Area: South Fork Snoqualmie Drainage Aesthetic rating: 3/5 Trip Organizer: Northwest Hikers Trip ReportCarla and I parked on Road 5510 next to the bermed road that and hiked the bermed road for about half a mile to where the road crosses the NW ridge of Humpback Mountain. We started up the ridge too soon , when we met with the trail we found it started on the north side of the ridge shortly after the road crosses the ridge. The trail is a well-pruned corridor through young forest until around 3,600' where it enters mature forest. The upper part of the trail passes through a few boulder fields, these sections were difficult for us since the boulders were covered with a foot of new snow. The final approach to the summit was a bit steep. On the summit we spent a few seconds enjoying what might be 360 degree views in clear conditions and then turned around and returned the same way. References
Driving DirectionsTake exit 47 off of I-90 and set your tripmeter to zero, go south and turn right onto Road 55 after about 0.2 miles, at 1.5 miles fork left onto Road 5510 (Hansen Creek Road), at 3 miles (the second switchback) park at the bermed road that forks to the left.
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Travel TimesCar-to-car time: 4 hours 27 minutes
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