All hikes posses a work-to-reward ratio. The work is usually a long mountain climb, and the reward is usually a sublime summit vista. The Mount Pilchuck trail offers a huge reward for not much work. Although the trail contains a non-trivial climb, the summit overlooks an incredible amount of Pacific Northwest real estate. Pilchuck's abandoned fire lookout view Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, and the Olympic National Park.
Karen Sykes, of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, describes the trail in this article.
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