Corral Creek Trail #1340.1
Rating Difficult
Length - 3.4 miles
Open to hikers, horseback, bicycles, and motorcycles
Best Season summer and fall
Low Elevation 2960 feet High Elevation 5000'
Trailhead Access - Take I-90 Exit #80, go through
Roslyn on Highway 903 to Lake Cle Elum, and follow
along Lake Cle Elum. Approximately 6 miles north of
Roslyn, turn right onto Forest Service Road 4305.
Travel about 5.5 miles on this road and just as the
road crosses Corral Creek (which flows under it
through a culvert), the trail is visible to the left where
heads up steeply.
Setting - Ridgetop, forest, meadow.
Parking and Facilities - Roadside parking is available.
Description - This trail is steep and much of the tread
is composed of loose dirt and rocks. From the road, it
climbs steeply and follows a ridge for 3.4 miles. Since
it follows the ridgeline, it heads both up and down hill
with a definite uphill trend. A few short sections are
very steep with loose rocks, so use caution. At its end,
the trail has a junction with Sasse Mountain Trail
#1340 near the top of Hex Mountain. There are good
views of the surrounding country at the junction. There
is no water along this trail. Trail was slightly re-routed
and re-worked in 2007.
Rating Difficult
Length - 3.4 miles
Open to hikers, horseback, bicycles, and motorcycles
Best Season summer and fall
Low Elevation 2960 feet High Elevation 5000'
Trailhead Access - Take I-90 Exit #80, go through
Roslyn on Highway 903 to Lake Cle Elum, and follow
along Lake Cle Elum. Approximately 6 miles north of
Roslyn, turn right onto Forest Service Road 4305.
Travel about 5.5 miles on this road and just as the
road crosses Corral Creek (which flows under it
through a culvert), the trail is visible to the left where
heads up steeply.
Setting - Ridgetop, forest, meadow.
Parking and Facilities - Roadside parking is available.
Description - This trail is steep and much of the tread
is composed of loose dirt and rocks. From the road, it
climbs steeply and follows a ridge for 3.4 miles. Since
it follows the ridgeline, it heads both up and down hill
with a definite uphill trend. A few short sections are
very steep with loose rocks, so use caution. At its end,
the trail has a junction with Sasse Mountain Trail
#1340 near the top of Hex Mountain. There are good
views of the surrounding country at the junction. There
is no water along this trail. Trail was slightly re-routed
and re-worked in 2007.
Howson Creek Trail #1349
Rating Difficult
Length - 3.5 miles
Open to hikers, horseback
Best Season summer and fall
Low Elevation 2250 feet High Elevation 5200
Trailhead Access - Take I-90 Exit #80, go through
Roslyn on Highway 903 to Lake Cle Elum, along Lake
Cle Elum. The trailhead is located at the Cle Elum
River Campground, which is at the upper end of the
lake.
Setting - Creek valley, clearcut, old-growth forest,
ridgetop.
Description - This is an old trail which has been
abandoned for many years. Volunteer efforts have
reopened much of the trail. From Cle Elum
Campground, the trail heads up the south side of
Howson Creek for approximately 0.75 mile, then
crosses the creek and gets steeper as it heads up
through a clearcut for 0.5 mile. This section through
the clearcut is very steep and difficult for stock. After
leaving the clearcut, the trail switches back up through
old-growth and contour around the uppe basin of
Howson Creek to the top of Sasse Ridge, where it
meets Sasse Mountain Trail 1340. Water is scarce on
the upper part of the trail, particularly later in the
season.
Rating Difficult
Length - 3.5 miles
Open to hikers, horseback
Best Season summer and fall
Low Elevation 2250 feet High Elevation 5200
Trailhead Access - Take I-90 Exit #80, go through
Roslyn on Highway 903 to Lake Cle Elum, along Lake
Cle Elum. The trailhead is located at the Cle Elum
River Campground, which is at the upper end of the
lake.
Setting - Creek valley, clearcut, old-growth forest,
ridgetop.
Description - This is an old trail which has been
abandoned for many years. Volunteer efforts have
reopened much of the trail. From Cle Elum
Campground, the trail heads up the south side of
Howson Creek for approximately 0.75 mile, then
crosses the creek and gets steeper as it heads up
through a clearcut for 0.5 mile. This section through
the clearcut is very steep and difficult for stock. After
leaving the clearcut, the trail switches back up through
old-growth and contour around the uppe basin of
Howson Creek to the top of Sasse Ridge, where it
meets Sasse Mountain Trail 1340. Water is scarce on
the upper part of the trail, particularly later in the
season.
Scatter Creek Trail #1328
Rating Difficult
Length - 4.1 miles
Open to hikers, horseback
Best Season mid-summer and fall
Low Elevation 3300 feet High Elevation 6300'
Trailhead Access - Take I-90 Exit #80, go through
Roslyn on Highway 903 to Lake Cle Elum, north along
the lake to end of county road at Salmon La Sac, then
north on Foret Service Road 4330 about 9 miles to
trailhead just before Scatter Creek ford.
Setting - Valley bottom, stream, large old-growth,
grassy meadows, subalpine zone.
Parking and Facilities - Parking for 6+ vehicles. There
are no facilities at the trailhead, but there are toilets
0.25 miles up the road at Scatter Creek camp.
Description - Heads east from the trailhead, climbs
steadily with numerous switchbacks, following the
south side of Scatter Creek. Pat the junction with trail
1226.2, it goes through several large meadows and
into the upper basin of Scatter Creek and to its end at
Fish Eagle Pass on the county divide. The trail can be
difficult to find in the upper reaches of the basin. For
the last half mile up to the pass, there are some
extremely steep and rocky sections which may be
impassable to stock.
Rating Difficult
Length - 4.1 miles
Open to hikers, horseback
Best Season mid-summer and fall
Low Elevation 3300 feet High Elevation 6300'
Trailhead Access - Take I-90 Exit #80, go through
Roslyn on Highway 903 to Lake Cle Elum, north along
the lake to end of county road at Salmon La Sac, then
north on Foret Service Road 4330 about 9 miles to
trailhead just before Scatter Creek ford.
Setting - Valley bottom, stream, large old-growth,
grassy meadows, subalpine zone.
Parking and Facilities - Parking for 6+ vehicles. There
are no facilities at the trailhead, but there are toilets
0.25 miles up the road at Scatter Creek camp.
Description - Heads east from the trailhead, climbs
steadily with numerous switchbacks, following the
south side of Scatter Creek. Pat the junction with trail
1226.2, it goes through several large meadows and
into the upper basin of Scatter Creek and to its end at
Fish Eagle Pass on the county divide. The trail can be
difficult to find in the upper reaches of the basin. For
the last half mile up to the pass, there are some
extremely steep and rocky sections which may be
impassable to stock.