vTrail Meadow Mountain Trail

Meadow Mountain 715

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Distance:

5.8 miles one way

Hiking Time:

3.5 hours

Trailhead Elevation:

2400 ft

Elevation Gain:

1600 ft

Season:

June - October

Difficulty:

Strenuous

Rating:

Best - Very Good - Good - Fair

Use:

Light

Users:

Hikers

Region:

Darrington Ranger District

Maps:

USGS Meadow Mountain
Darrington Ranger District Map

Permits:

Northwest Forest Pass is required

Driving Directions:

From Seattle take I-5 North to Exit 194. Follow Highway 2 East for 2.3 miles, stay in left lane, go to Lake Stevens Highway 204 East, in 2.2 miles take left (north) on Highway 9 to Lake Stevens, in 1.7 miles take right (east) on Highway 92 to Granite Falls, in 8.4 miles turn left (north) to Mountain Loop Highway, follow the Highway to milepost 7.1. Turn left to road #41 (look for Green Mountain Road sign). In 1.7 miles gravel road starts. Go strait through the junction. Follow the road. Look for sign on your right and parking on the left in about 11 miles (from MLH).

Trailhead:

Small parking, no campsites, no water, no toilet. Water is at the creek about 0.2 mile before parking or in about 0.2 mile on trail.

Trail:

This is an alternative route to Saddle Lake, though because this way is longer (5.8 vs. 2.5 miles) and the trail is not maintained, it takes more time and effort and may be not worth it. There are lots of blow-down, water, bushes on trail, so it is some time hard to see. For 2 miles trail climbs gradually in switchbacks up Meadow Mountain, leads to the meadows and in about 1.5 mile reaches the ridge also covered with meadows and steeply descends for about 2 miles to Saddle Lake

. There are lots of Huckleberries on the trail. Junction with trail #614 (Goat Flats - Saddle Lake - Three Fingers) is right before the lake.