I don't know if anyone has reported this yet, but about 100 feet of trail slid away making the path impassable, at least as far as I could tell. The slide occured probably two miles up the trail, and left a lot of loose dirt on a steep slope where the trail used to be. I considered trying to make it across, but there was really no way. It is still a nice hike through the woods and the trail leaves off with a nice view of the lake, but it obviously would have been nicer to make it to the top.

Marvelous weather and a wonderful trail. Except for meeting two east coast girls I saw no one. The summit weather was clear and enjoyed the sight of the Aurora Ridge. After checking out the WWII-era cabin I scampered to the bottom.

I decided, along with 5 other friends, to go ahead and make this hike regardless of it being Labor Day. Even with all of the RV and boat traffic in the Lake Crescent area, we only ran into 4 people on the trail; 2 coming down and 2 later coming up in our whole 4 hours on the mountain. Obviously the trail had seen some much needed maintanence within the last week or so judging by the barely brownish-green color of the freshly cut brush. It was in very good shape. The whole 3.5 miles up yielded only one freshly fallen tree on the entire trail, easily and quickly circumnavigated as it was only 4"" in diameter! I found the trail description to be dead on for what we experienced today. Once we arrived at the switchbacks, the going was considerably steeper and slower. The cabin was neat to look at, but the real views of Lake Crescent are better experienced about 50 yards before the peak in a clear area. Although it was steep, loose and very treacherous, we managed to make it down to a rocky outcropping to see the whole unobstructed blue water. Incredible, and more than worth all of the sweat from the switchbacks! Beautiful cloudless weather, a light breeze, no bugs and a cleared trail made this a great trip.

For a day the weather men (and women)said that it was going to be cloudy with possible thunder showers, you couldn't have asked for a better day to hike. This trail is located on the north side of Lake Crescent and is a real good workout for an elevation gain of about 2400 feet over 3 miles. It climbs steadily, without any real letup, but the reward at the end is worth the haul. At the top not only do you get a view of Lake Crescent but of Juan de Fuca Strait and part of Vancouver Island. At the top of the mountain is an old World War II aircraft lookout cabin, but I recommend not going to deep inside. The Forest service hasn't done any refurbishing to it and it looks all of its 60+ years in age. The trail is in good shape, though the vegitation has overgrown on the lower portion of the trail and the rain from last winter has washed more than a couple of trees down the mountain towards the trail. One log must be straddled but nothing major. There were a few people on the trail but nothing to congested. All in all it was a great hike with some of the best views in Western Washington!

I think this is sometimes called Pyramid Mountain, but peak seems a slightly better description of the tiny chunk of rock at the top of this trail that serves as the foundation for an old World War II aircraft lookout cabin. And that rock foundation is just barely big enough for the small building and a very narrow path around it. If you don't like looking straight down a rock to a lake 3000 feet away, you may not like this destination. This trail is located on the north side of Lake Crescent, just west of Port Angeles. Beginning at an elevation of about 700 feet, it climbs steadily, without any real letup all the way to the lookout at 3100 feet. The trail hugs the steep hillside most of the way up and then traverses a narrow ridge line for the remainder, making some of this good spring conditioner a bit scary at times, cuz its a long way down the mountainside to a water landing. The trail is in good shape, though a bit overgrown in a few places, meaning it doesn't get a lot of traffic. In fact, I spent a magnificent spring day on the mountain and didn't run into another soul. Good elevation gain, great views, a few bugs and lots of solitude.