I arrived at the Mt Si parking lot shortly before 10 am. I managed to find one parking space, all the way out towards the road. The early birds were starting to leave so parking spaces were already starting to open up.
I hiked a loop by going up Mt Si trail to the Snoqualmie Vally overlook at the haystack. I took the Si to Teneriffe crossover trail to the Mt Teneriffe trail and took that one down to Roaring Creek trail. This last trail took me back to the Mt Si trail, and then down to my car.
Mt Si trail: The trail was in very good condition and had been cleared of any major problem trees. I did need to duck under two big trees (see picture). There are places with water and or mud on the trail. The snow was mostly all gone from the recent rains. The only snow I encountered was near the Snoqualmie Valley overlook. Micro-spikes were not needed.
Si to Teneriffe trail cross-over: Much of this trail had some snow. At places I measured it to be up to 18 inches deep. However, that as off the path. The path was packed and pretty hard, hence, I did not post hole. Sure, I slipped a little but not worth putting on micro-spikes. One picture shows sample of snow on trail.
Teneriffe Trail: Right at the junction with the cross over trail, water was running down the trail. I walked in about an inch of water for some distance. Until all the streams were crossed, there was some snow or water to deal with. Still did not need micro-spikes. This section of the trail had some trees down across the trail and some branches. Note: I spent time clearing the branches and only left bigger tree trucks. Some pictures can be found on my Facebook page for this hike (see link). There was one major cluster of trees down across the trail, near the Talus cross over trail (see picture 4). I walked around some of it and through part of it. It was doable.
Roaring Creek trail. This trail appears to have been recently cleared from downed trees, except for 2 trees as show in a picture on my Facebook post.
Comments
Great report Old Rod thanks always looking for new ways to experience Mt.Si. How many miles did you hike? TIA, Ellen
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Jasper & the Girl Scouts on Mar 22, 2026 06:42 AM
Stats: 9 miles, 3350 ft altitude, 8 hr. With this loop, I considered adding Teneriffe Falls, but i spent a lot of time clearing branches blocking the trail at some of the downed trees.
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Old Rod on Mar 23, 2026 07:08 AM