Hike the Big Mt Si

North Bend, Washington

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Distance: 8 miles roundtripElevation gain: 3185 ftConsistent trailLookout over multiple cities, mountains and lakesi90 lookout

The 3185 elevation gain is made to be very easy with a consistent, gradual inclined trail. There is a paved, dirt trail to the top, and because the trail is very popular in the northwest, you pass many people. You know the trail is doable when you pass both a 4 year old and a couple in their 60s.

Once you reach the top, you have an option of either just enjoying a lookout with Mt Rainier, i90 and lush trails, or climbing up one final haystack. This haystack took roughly 30 minutes to hike, but it was mostly due to how cold it was from hiking in the fall season, although we did choose a rather sunny fall afternoon to hike.

Once you summit Mt Si, you have an unbelievable 360° view. You can see many mountain trails and lakes, the cities of Bellevue and Seattle in the horizon, the city of North Bend, and hills upon hills of trees. The view is breathtaking. After the climb down the haystack, we jogged back to the parking lot, which roughly took a little over 1 hour.

It's a fun, rather easy hike. Definitely a recommended trail, and a trail I will visit again.

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Hike the Big Mt Si Reviews

Peter Fedorchuk

Hike the Big Mt Si

09/22/15

I will give this hike 5 stars because of all that it offers. It offers an easy enough trail for people of all ages to do, scenic views of nearly everything, and consistency. Many trails have terrible switchbacks and random steep hills to climb, but this trail stays the same the entire trail.

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