Iron Goat Trail
| Distance: | 6 miles | |
| Time: | 2 hours | |
| Elevation Gain: | 100ft | |
| Rating: |  |
Description:
Sixty miles northeast of Seattle, the trail goes along the upper and lower sections of an abandoned Great Northern Railway grade. Travel nine miles through a lovely forests of ferns, alders and evergreens from the Iron Goat Interpretive Site at Scenic to the Wellington townsite and trailhead. The trail is barrier-free from the interpretive site to Martin Creek and from Wellington to Windy Point, a total of nearly six miles.You can walk the trail today thanks to the vision of Volunteers for Outdoor Washington (VOW) and the USDA Forest Service.
Check out the web site for the trail at: http://www.irongoat.org/
Directions:
Take the Stevens Pass Highway, U.S. 2, to Milepost 55, 6 miles east of the town of Skykomish or to Milepost 58.4 at Scenic (5.6 miles west of the summmit). Turn north on to the Old Cascade Highway, U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Road #67. Proceed to the junction with USFS Road #6710 (2.3 miles from Milepost 55 or 1.4 miles from Milepost 58.4). Turn onto USFS Road #6710 and proceed 1.4 miles to the Martin Creek trailhead parking lot.
