Teneriffe Falls, Mount Teneriffe, Dixie Peak, Mount Si, Mount Si via Mount Teneriffe Trail & Talus Loop — Friday, May. 8, 2026

Did a fun long loop on Friday at Mount Teneriffe and Mount Si, as I only had one hiking day this week and wanted to get in over 5000'. I ended up with about 14 miles and 5,450' of elevation gain.

Views were not totally in the cards on this day, but I got some good ones from the Haystack toward the later part of the afternoon. I was totally socked in at the Teneriffe summit, and the Dixie summit itself was clear but I couldn't see much else, other than a decent view of Crater Lake on my way back.

The route was as follows, starting and ending at the Mount Teneriffe Trailhead:

1. Teneriffe Falls Trail to the falls.
2. Kamikaze Trail to the Mount Teneriffe summit. Consistently very steep, with a few sections of class 2 scrambling.
3. Mount Teneriffe Trail to the saddle south of Rachor Lake.
4. Dixie Peak Trail to Dixie Peak, then back to peak at ~4450'. Easy trail to follow, it stays near the ridge line the entire way.
5. Ridge toward Blowdown Mountain to the saddle at ~4280', then down to the Mount Teneriffe Trail at ~3950'. This part is off-trail, but the forest was pretty open everywhere that it barely qualifies as "bushwhacking". It looked pretty good continuing along the ridge to Blowdown, but I didn't do that today.
6. Mount Teneriffe Trail down to Si - Teneriffe Connector.
7. Si-Teneriffe Connector over to Mount Si Haystack.
8. Up the scramble to the top of the Haystack, then north to the North Peak, then back down the scramble. This is a class 3 scramble.
9. Down the Mount Si Trail to Snag Flats.
10. Talus Loop Trail over to the Mount Teneriffe Trail. This is a really pretty trail right now with all the spring foliage coming in, and the nice views from the talus section.
11. Mount Teneriffe Trail back to the car.

Just a few things to note:

• The snow is almost all gone on these mountains. There are a few tiny pockets hanging on around the upper parts of the Mount Teneriffe Trail, but they are not a problem and won't be there for much longer.
• The trail to Dixie Peak was really quite nice - easy to follow and very well brushed-out. You start where the old road crosses the ridge at about 4170', and then just stay on the top of the ridge heading west, and you'll find the trail. There are some sections with a few blowdowns on the way to Dixie, but they're not really a problem.
• This was my first time hiking the upper part of the Teneriffe Trail without any snow. It's really quite pleasant, especially in the flatter sections, and there is some nice scenery and occasional views.
• There are maybe half a dozen new blowdowns on the Kamikaze Trail since last winter. One really big one a few minutes up from the falls, which will need a big saw. All of them are pretty easy to get by.
• This was my first time over to the North Peak of Mount Si. There's one sketchy spot where you have to climb down / up a rock with a bit of exposure, but it's certainly not any harder than what you already did to get up to the Haystack. Most of the way to the north peak is just a bootpath along the ridge. The North Peak itself is pretty cool - fun to see the Haystack from another angle. I was considering dropping down to traverse around the west side of the Haystack, but didn't like the look of all the loose rock in the gully, so I just went back down the normal Haystack scramble route.