Kachess Ridge and Thomas Mountain loop
      
      
  
    
    I might not have chosen this for a trail run if I had realized the
    condition of trail #1308.1 and the total amount of elevation gain.
  
  
  
  
    
      
  
    Car-to-car:
    5 hours 41 minutes
   
  
    Round-trip distance:
    14 miles
   
  
    Elevation gain:
    5,500 feet
   
  
  
    
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
  
  
    
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
        The Silver Creek Trailhead
    
    
  
    
  
    
      
  
  
    
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
        On the boot path leading up the the Kachess Ridge communications tower.
    
    
  
    
  
    
      
  
  
    
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
        Kachess Lake
    
    
  
    
  
    
      
  
  
    
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
        The Kachess Ridge communications tower ("Kachess Beacon").
    
    
  
    
  
    
      
  
  
    
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
        Running down Beacon Ridge Trail #1315.3.
    
    
  
    
  
    
      
  
  
    
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
        On Silver Creek Trail.
    
    
  
    
  
    
      
  
  
    
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
        On the connector trail between the Silver Creek Trail and the Domerie Peak Trail.
    
    
  
    
  
    
      
  
  
    
  
  