Thirteenmile via Bear Pot Trailhead — Tuesday, Sep. 30, 2025

Remote unique beautiful.  This hike is one of the 100 Classic Hikes in the state of Washington - but in that great book, it is described as a 17 mile through hike, starting 5 miles further east and heading to highway 21.  I had done the west section last year so this was my attempt at the east.    

I highly recommend this day trip:  Starting at the Bear Pot trailhead, hike .7 easy well-maintained miles, turn west/right and hike 4 challenging (around 40 blow downs) miles to the "old jeep track" (include a side trip to the spectacular Thirteenmile Mountain), and then hike 3.5 fantastic ridgeline miles to the Cougar trailhead - all very well maintained.  Turn around and return to your start making for a 16 mile day.  A long day with no water source, but what a tradeoff for seeing no recent footprints except for deer.

NOTE: thank you WTA for the directions as I had also googled directions which included a non-existent road which is kinda scary:)