Guide - Squak Mtn - W7W/KG-122
Drive Guide - Squak Mountain “Trailhead 3” from SeaTac
- Duration: 0:30
- Google Maps
- From SeaTac to McD to “Trailhead 3” at Issaquah trail center in https://tinyurl.com/sea-mcd-squak3
- Seasonal/Limited Access: All Seasons
- Directions:
- Food:
- McDonalds: 375 S Grady Way, Renton
Trailheads
- Southeast Crystal Creek Circle, Issaquah, WA - really no parking at all, except in someone’s front yard. Avoid this. (OTOH, if you don’t mind parking in someone’s front yard, it is about 0.3 miles up the trail to its junction with the main trail at 47.5094,-122.0338. Google maps shows this trail as “Sycamore Access Trail.”)
- Sunrise Place SE, Issaquah, at 47.518, -122.037 - Residential neighborhood with plenty of on-street parking. The street is plenty wide and the residents don’t seem to park on it.
- Downtown Issaquah at 47.5277, -122.0338 - near Issaquah Trail Center. Same as the “Sunrise Place SE” trailhead, except 0.9 miles longer. Do not park in rec center lot, as it has posted max parking duration limits (and they’re not entirely obvious).
Trail Guide
- Duration: 4 miles 1-way, 3:00 up; 2:00 down (estimated)
- Navigation from downtown Issaquah:
- W on Bush St
- immediate L on Front St
- immediate R on Newport Way
- Next L on Wildwood Blvd
- Watch for paved trail on L at 47.5273, -122.0391. Follow it. Turns to gravel. Stay on the gravel until you reach a paved road with a trail sign.
- If you’re at the dam, you’re too far to the left (when headed up) and you’ve wandered off the trail.
- Continue along the trail until you reach a subdivision road, with condos to your right.
- L on the road and immediate R to continue on the trail.
- Just before you reach the summit, R on Squak Mtn Rd (dirt).
- Trailhead altitude: 104
- Summit altitude: 2024
- GPS tracks/waypoints:
- Trailhead: 47.528, -122.034
- Cross Paved subdivision road: 47.518, -122.037
- Summit: 47.5042,-122.047
Summit Guide
- Hang antenna from tree: Yes
- Space to guy mast: Yes
- Cell coverage: AT&T=???? in 2023, APRS=???? in 2023
- Lots of radios and antennas on summit. There is a report that you may not be able to do a 2M activation due to QRM.
Plan-B Candidates