Zorro Ridge via logging road
My destination was the 4,642 point on the ridge between Russian Butte
and Mailbox Peak, I've heard this ridge called Zorro Ridge because of
the logging roads slashed across it.
I parked my car at the Mailbox Peak trail head and rode my mountain
bike up the Granite Creek Road Trail. After passing the road to the
Granite Lakes (that's the fork to the right with the picnic tables) I
turned left (north) off the main road, crossed the berms blocking the
way, and locked my bike to a tree on the other side of the berms. A
faint foot trail starts on the other side of the berms, not many
people go this way but it was easy to follow since the old logging
road the foot trail follows cut an obvious swath in the trees. The
first half mile or so of the trail was very marshy, then for the next
couple miles it passed through some very thick groves of young alder
ranging from three to seven feet in height. After getting up into
bear grass altitude the trail and view was unobstructed for the rest
of the hike.
Elevation gain:
3,822 feet
USGS quads:
Bandera, Chester Morse Lake
In:
Middle Fork Snoqualmie Drainage
Car-to-car:
6 hours
-
4 hours
ascending
from
Mail Box Peak Trailhead
to
Zorro Ridge
-
2 hours
descending
from
Zorro Ridge
to
Mail Box Peak Trailhead
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