Hiking Bucket List 2011

This was my hiking bucket list for 2011. I completed 17 out of the 32 hikes on my list. :-)

Diosbud Creek

Roundtrip: 2-3 miles
Difficulty: ???
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1 hour 30 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

Coal Creek Parkway Trail - Directions and map for Cougar Mountain Regional Wildlife Park ~done

Roundtrip: 4.3 miles
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett): 45 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

Mercer Slough Nature Park  ~done

Rountrip: 6 miles of trails
Difficulty: Easy
Drive time (from N. Everett): 40 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

Cumberland Creek - Rasar State Park ~done

Roundtrip: Approx. 3 miles
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1 hour 15 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

Buck Island - Lewis Street Park - Trailhead ~done

Rountrip: up to 3.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Drive time (from N. Everett): 25 minutes -
Parking Pass required: No

Whitehorse Trail ~done

Roundtrip: Variable - up to 12 miles round trip
Difficulty: easy
Drive time (from N. Everett): 55 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

River Meadows Park  ~done
Roundtrip: up to 6 miles
Difficulty: easy to moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett): 40 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

Paradise Valley Conservation Area - Woodinville  ~done

Roundtrip: 13+ miles of trails
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett): 35 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

Old Robe Canyon Trail ~done

Rountrip: 2 miles
Difficulty: moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett): 45 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

Lime Kiln Trail ~done

Rountrip: 7 miles
Difficulty: moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett): 35 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

Old Sauk River Trail ~done

Roundtrip: 6 miles
Difficulty: easy - moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1 hour 15 minutes
Parking Pass required: Recreation Pass required

Tiger Mountain Trail - Issaquah, WA

Roundtrip: ???
Difficulty: moderate to difficult
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1 hour 10 minutes
Parking Pass required: No ??

Pinnacle and Bear Lake

Roundtrip: 4.2 miles
Difficulty: Difficult
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1 hour 10 minutes
Parking Pass required: Recreation Pass required

Canyon Lake - WTA Trip reports - *call to check on forest road condition* Forest service link to hike

Roundtrip: 4.2 miles ??? + have to walk in on FS Rd. 4111 for 2 miles
Difficulty: moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett):
Parking Pass required: No -  Call to double check Darrington Ranger District office at 360-436-1155 or Verlot Public Service Center at 360-691-7791

Explorer Falls - Waterfalls Northwest link ~done

Roundtrip: 2.5 - 5 miles
Difficulty: moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett): 50 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

St. Edwards State Park - Printable trail map

Roundtrip: Variable - approx. 6 miles of trails
Difficulty: Easy - difficult
Drive time (from N. Everett): 35 minutes
Parking Pass required: Yes - Discover Pass

Carkeek Park ~done

Roundtrip: 6 miles
Difficulty: easy - moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett): 35 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

Redmond Watershed Preserve

Roundtrip: 2-4 miles
Difficulty: Easy - moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett): 45 minutes approx.
Parking Pass required: No

Lake Twenty-Two ~done

Roundtrip: 4-5 miles roundtrip
Difficulty: moderate - steep
Drive time (from N. Everett): one hour approx.
Parking Pass required: Recreation Pass required

Peek-a-Boo Lake -* Timber sale activity on road 2083 & 2084. Watch for logging trucks. * Forest Service link ~done

Roundtrip: 5 miles
Difficulty: Steep - difficult
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1 hour 45 minutes - best approx.
Parking Pass required: No

Ashland Lakes ~done

Roundtrip: 5.5 miles
Difficulty: easy terrain - longer distance though
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1 hour 15 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

Forks of Canyon Creek - Call to check on forest service road conditions Darrington Ranger District office at 360-436-1155 or Verlot Public Service Center at 360-691-7791

Roundtrip: 4 miles
Difficulty: Difficult
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1 hour approx.
Parking Pass required: No

Iron Goat Trail 

Roundtrip: Variable - up to 10+ miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1 hour 20 minutes approx to Iron Goat Trail Interpretive Site Trailhead
Parking Pass required: Recreation Pass required

Johnson Ridge

Roundtrip: Sunrise Mountain - 4 miles approx. ~ Scorpion Mountain 9 miles approx.
Difficulty: Difficult - Steep
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1 hour 20 min. approx.
Parking Pass required: Recreation Pass is required

Sauk Mountain

Roundtrip: 4.2 miles
Difficulty: moderate to difficult
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1 hour 50 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

Franklin Falls

Roundtrip: 2 miles
Difficulty: easy
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1 hour 25 minutes
Parking Pass required: Recreation Pass required

Twin Falls

Roundtrip: 3 miles
Difficulty: easy - moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1 hour and 10 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

Bridal Veil Falls ~done

Roundtrip: 5 miles
Difficulty: moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett): 50 minutes
Parking Pass required:  Recreation Pass required

Boulder River ~done

Roundtrip: 2.5 to 8.6 miles
Difficulty: easy to moderate
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1 hour 10 minutes
Parking Pass required: No

Winchester Mountain Lookout

Roundtrip: 3.5 - 6 miles
Difficulty: difficult
Drive time (from N. Everett): 2 hours 45 minutes
Parking Pass required: Recreation Pass required

Talapus Lake Trail - WTA link

Round trip: 4 miles
Difficulty: Difficult - steep
Drive time (from N. Everett): 1hour 20 minutes approx.
Parking Pass required: Recreation Pass required

Little Mountain Park - Mt.Vernon - WTA link

Roundtrip: variable
Difficulty: easy to difficult
Drive time (from N. Everett): 40 minutes
Parking Pass required: No