Iron Goat Trail — Friday, Nov. 22, 2002

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

After giving money to this project 10 years ago- I finally hiked it! What a trail! The work that the Volunteers for Outdoor Washington did on this trail is amazing. A pure pleasure to walk with lots of informative plaques. From the trailhead at Martin Creek to the Wellington Townsite- the trail is just shy of 6 miles long. Only about 500 feet of elevation gain. It won't take you long to do the actual hike-however- all of the great historic points of interests will slow you down. Give yourself lots of time to enjoy this great historical trail. An entire 1/2 mile of the trail travels under a giant concrete snow shed. There was no one out here when I hiked the Goat on this fine late November day. The stark quiet and absence of others made the Wellington avalanche site (where 96 perished in 1910) all the more intriguing. Get here before the snow does!