Used the upper parking lot at Grouse Vista TH. Seems everyone came from Camas/Washougal side, because road is in great condition. I started in sunny weather, choosing CCW as suggested by AT:
- jct with Hidden Falls/Tarbell, fork right and stay on GV,
- jct at 1.3mi, keep left,
- jct at 2.3mi GV joins Silver Star Trail coming off W-1280 road
- jct with Indian Pit Trail, keep left, continue for about 500ft then at a big pile of rocks, summit trail to the right.
Weather quickly changed and clouds blocked views almost entirely.
After the summit, I returned to the pile of rocks, made a right to a 5-way jct, continued on to Ed's (CCW, /w Star Creek to your right, looks otherworldly, or in other words, "north-cascadian"), then returned via a service road to the 5-way jct. I followed Sturgeon Rock trail (steep and rocky in parts, just like the GV) and finally joined Tarbell Trail/a work road that weave through a partially logged forest (more wildflowers). Tarbell Trail crosses Rock Creek over a bridge at some point and eventually merges with Grouse Vista at the first jct above-mentioned, completing the loop.
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