Boulder-Deroux Trail #1392
Rating Difficult
Length - 8.7 miles
Open to hikers, horseback, bicycles, and motorcycles
Best Season mid-summer and fall
Low Elevation 4000 feet High Elevation 6400'
Eastern Trailhead Access - Take State Route 970 to
the Teanaway Road and follow it to the North Fork
Teanaway to the end of the pavement. Take a right on
FS Road 9737 (North Fork); then a left onto 9737-120
to Deroux Campground.
Western Trailhead Access - From Cle Elum or
Roslyn, take Highway 903 north to Salmon La Sac and
then right up Forest Service Road 4330. Follow 4330
about 7 miles and take a right on spur road 138. Then
turn right onto spur road 140. Follow it to its end and
park there. A trailer cannot turn around at this small
trailhead.
Setting - Creek valley, old-growth timber, hilside,
stream, meadow, ridgetop, mining.
Parking and Facilities -From the east, park at the
campground turn-around. Facilities include camping,
a toilet, hitch rails, and picnic tables. From the west
there are no facilities.
Description - From the De Roux trailhead, the trail
crosses teh North Fork Teanaway River on a bridge
and heads west up the valley of De Roux Creek
through forest and some scattered meadows. After
the bridge crossing (at 1 mile), the tail steepens and
after the junction with De Roux Spur Trail 1392.1
(which is a 2-mile trail that connects the Middle Fork
Teanaway Trail 1393), it starts switchbacking uphill
through scattered timber and bluffs until it crosses a
small ridge and continues up valley through denser
timber and scattered meadows. After crossing the
creek a couple of times, the trail nears the head of the
valley and more open country. At 4.5 miles, the trail
meets Fortune Creek 4W301; Gallagher Head Lake is
to the right of a small rocky basin.
From the Boulder Creek trailhead on FS Road
4330-140, the trail climbs through scattered timber on
an old private road, contours around a ridge and
enters the Boulder Creek canyon. The trail is then on
a very old mining access wagon road or the next two
miles. It climbs steeply, then flattens out as it crosses
a bare rocky hillside that is very erosive and washes
out frequently. After this hillside, the trail varies in
grade from flat to quite steep with the steep part
beginning near the junction with South Fork Boulder
Trail 1392.7 at about the 3-mile point. Trail 1392.7
heads steeply uphill for about 0.75 miles until it ends
at Paris Creek Trail 1393.1, approximately 0.25 miles
past 1392.7, the Boulder Creek trails has a junction
with Elsnor Mine Trail 1392.8; that trail climbs steeply
through old-growth and a meadow (near the ruins of
an historical mercury furnace) and after 1 mile ends at
trail 1393 on the ridgetop between Middle Fork
Teanaway and Boulder Creek. Beyond 1392.8,
Boulder Creek Trail continues upward and ends at teh
junction with trail 4W301 on the divide between
Boulder and DeRoux creeks. Follow this trail to the left
and tie into the DeRoux portion of the trail near
Gallagher Head (Enis) Lake.
Rating Difficult
Length - 8.7 miles
Open to hikers, horseback, bicycles, and motorcycles
Best Season mid-summer and fall
Low Elevation 4000 feet High Elevation 6400'
Eastern Trailhead Access - Take State Route 970 to
the Teanaway Road and follow it to the North Fork
Teanaway to the end of the pavement. Take a right on
FS Road 9737 (North Fork); then a left onto 9737-120
to Deroux Campground.
Western Trailhead Access - From Cle Elum or
Roslyn, take Highway 903 north to Salmon La Sac and
then right up Forest Service Road 4330. Follow 4330
about 7 miles and take a right on spur road 138. Then
turn right onto spur road 140. Follow it to its end and
park there. A trailer cannot turn around at this small
trailhead.
Setting - Creek valley, old-growth timber, hilside,
stream, meadow, ridgetop, mining.
Parking and Facilities -From the east, park at the
campground turn-around. Facilities include camping,
a toilet, hitch rails, and picnic tables. From the west
there are no facilities.
Description - From the De Roux trailhead, the trail
crosses teh North Fork Teanaway River on a bridge
and heads west up the valley of De Roux Creek
through forest and some scattered meadows. After
the bridge crossing (at 1 mile), the tail steepens and
after the junction with De Roux Spur Trail 1392.1
(which is a 2-mile trail that connects the Middle Fork
Teanaway Trail 1393), it starts switchbacking uphill
through scattered timber and bluffs until it crosses a
small ridge and continues up valley through denser
timber and scattered meadows. After crossing the
creek a couple of times, the trail nears the head of the
valley and more open country. At 4.5 miles, the trail
meets Fortune Creek 4W301; Gallagher Head Lake is
to the right of a small rocky basin.
From the Boulder Creek trailhead on FS Road
4330-140, the trail climbs through scattered timber on
an old private road, contours around a ridge and
enters the Boulder Creek canyon. The trail is then on
a very old mining access wagon road or the next two
miles. It climbs steeply, then flattens out as it crosses
a bare rocky hillside that is very erosive and washes
out frequently. After this hillside, the trail varies in
grade from flat to quite steep with the steep part
beginning near the junction with South Fork Boulder
Trail 1392.7 at about the 3-mile point. Trail 1392.7
heads steeply uphill for about 0.75 miles until it ends
at Paris Creek Trail 1393.1, approximately 0.25 miles
past 1392.7, the Boulder Creek trails has a junction
with Elsnor Mine Trail 1392.8; that trail climbs steeply
through old-growth and a meadow (near the ruins of
an historical mercury furnace) and after 1 mile ends at
trail 1393 on the ridgetop between Middle Fork
Teanaway and Boulder Creek. Beyond 1392.8,
Boulder Creek Trail continues upward and ends at teh
junction with trail 4W301 on the divide between
Boulder and DeRoux creeks. Follow this trail to the left
and tie into the DeRoux portion of the trail near
Gallagher Head (Enis) Lake.
Paris Creek Trail 1393.1
Rating Moderate
Length - 5.8 miles
Open to hikers, horseback, bicycle
Best Season mid-summer and fall
Low Elevation 2720 feet High Elevation 5840'
Trailhead Access - Take I-90 Exit #80, go through
Roslyn on Highway 903 to Lake Cle Elum to Salmon
La Sac and then right on Forest Service Road 4330.
Follow 4330 for about 2 miles to trailhead. This
trailhead is combined with Davis Peak Trail 1324.
Setting - Stream, old-growth forest, large clearcut,
subalpine zone, meadows, mountains, ridgetop.
Description - This trail climbs steadily, staying on the
north side of Paris Creek. It levels off on a bench after
1.5 miles and is in a clearcut (1990) for the next mile.
After reaching the junction with Jolly Mountain Spur
1307, it turns northeast (left) and climbs steeply out of
the Paris Creek Basin. It then descends into the
South Fork Boulder Creek and climbs again, this time
to its end at the ridgetop and junction with Middle Fork
Teanaway Trail 1393. While much of this tail is in
good condition, portions are steep and narrow.
Rating Moderate
Length - 5.8 miles
Open to hikers, horseback, bicycle
Best Season mid-summer and fall
Low Elevation 2720 feet High Elevation 5840'
Trailhead Access - Take I-90 Exit #80, go through
Roslyn on Highway 903 to Lake Cle Elum to Salmon
La Sac and then right on Forest Service Road 4330.
Follow 4330 for about 2 miles to trailhead. This
trailhead is combined with Davis Peak Trail 1324.
Setting - Stream, old-growth forest, large clearcut,
subalpine zone, meadows, mountains, ridgetop.
Description - This trail climbs steadily, staying on the
north side of Paris Creek. It levels off on a bench after
1.5 miles and is in a clearcut (1990) for the next mile.
After reaching the junction with Jolly Mountain Spur
1307, it turns northeast (left) and climbs steeply out of
the Paris Creek Basin. It then descends into the
South Fork Boulder Creek and climbs again, this time
to its end at the ridgetop and junction with Middle Fork
Teanaway Trail 1393. While much of this tail is in
good condition, portions are steep and narrow.
Esmerelda Basin 1394
Rating Moderate
Length - 4.6 miles
Open to hikers, horseback, bicycle
Best Season mid-summer and fall
Low Elevation 2800 feet High Elevation 5900'
Trailhead Access - Take State Route 970 to the
Teanaway Road and follow it to the North Fork
Teanaway to the end of the pavement. Take a right on
FS Road 9737 (North Fork Teanaway), and follow to
the end of the road.
Setting - Creek valley, meadow, forest, ridgetop, lake
Facilities - Include parking lot and roadside parking,
toilet, and picnic table.
Description - From the trailhead, the trail heads up a
steep slope along the river for about 0.5 mile and
intersects with the Ingalls Way Trail 1390. Beyond the
junction, the trail grade moderates as the trail goes on
into Esmerelda Basin through meadows and groups
of trees. There are some switchbacks along the trail
as it continues up. Past the junction with County Line
Trail 1226.2, the trail goes over a ridge and then down
a series of switchbacks into the south fork of Fortune
Creek, where it ends at the junction with 4W301.
Water is available along the first few miles of the trail.
Rating Moderate
Length - 4.6 miles
Open to hikers, horseback, bicycle
Best Season mid-summer and fall
Low Elevation 2800 feet High Elevation 5900'
Trailhead Access - Take State Route 970 to the
Teanaway Road and follow it to the North Fork
Teanaway to the end of the pavement. Take a right on
FS Road 9737 (North Fork Teanaway), and follow to
the end of the road.
Setting - Creek valley, meadow, forest, ridgetop, lake
Facilities - Include parking lot and roadside parking,
toilet, and picnic table.
Description - From the trailhead, the trail heads up a
steep slope along the river for about 0.5 mile and
intersects with the Ingalls Way Trail 1390. Beyond the
junction, the trail grade moderates as the trail goes on
into Esmerelda Basin through meadows and groups
of trees. There are some switchbacks along the trail
as it continues up. Past the junction with County Line
Trail 1226.2, the trail goes over a ridge and then down
a series of switchbacks into the south fork of Fortune
Creek, where it ends at the junction with 4W301.
Water is available along the first few miles of the trail.