We drove to the gate on forest road 2421, hiked up the road to the trail and continued up to the fire lookout site. The road in was in great shape, however there are more than a dozen water bars that require a high ground clearance vehicle (we did it in a Ford Ranger 4x4).
The trail is little used. We followed the road behind the gate for a couple hundred yards then took the unmarked trail that veers off to the left. There were a few trees down but they were easy to get over or around. We lost the trail a couple of times, but this is essentially a ridge walk so we quickly found it again.
There are quite a few remnants of the old lookout. We saw burned timbers, metal fittings, the four footings for the tower, an old foundation for a building, and what appeared to be remnants of a propane stove. Views were limited by clouds, but we did catch glimpses of Lena Lake and Hood Canal along the way.
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