Seattle Stair Walkers Meetup Group

Meet and greet with the new Seattle Stair Walkers sponsor. Food & beverages will be provided.

A 10% discount will apply to everything in the store. Along with custom fittings.

Stairs Up ???
Stairs Down???
Approx 6 to 8 miles

So for something completely new, this is a stairwalk that will be held in Tacoma, WA. Some of the sights that you will see are:

1. Spanish Stairs at McMenamins (which, in and of itself, is spectacular)
2. Stadium High School (arguably the most beautiful high school in the United States, setting for the movie "10 Things I Hate About You")
3. Wright Park and the W.W. Seymour Conservatory (think beautiful flowers)
4. Museum of Glass and the M.O.G. Glass Bridge

I have made several routes through this area four years ago and periodically revisit to remember how beautiful this area is. (Tacoma doesn't get much love from the PNW region and it really is a shame)

In the spirit of urban exploring, I will be taking mass transit to the walk and since it is a considerable distance, I would suggest that you consider this also.

0632 AM : Northgate Park n Ride TO 0654 AM : Stadium Station -> Link Light Rail
walk 1 or 2 blocks

0658 AM : Stadium Station TO 0747 AM : Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St -> Rte594 (Lakewood - Seattle) BUS

0747 AM : Pacific Ave & S 19th St TO 0748 AM Washington State History Museum -> walk 1 min

Please, PLEASE, P-L-E-A-S-E double check your own trip planner to be assured that you will arrive by 0800 and leave early if you have to. We will wait a small amount of time.

www.soundtransit.org - trip planner that i use.

IF YOU MISS US, CONTACT ME VIA FACEBOOK MESSENGER or WhatsApp AND I WILL GIVE YOU OUR LOCATION SO YOU CAN MEET US DURING THE WALK.
(You have to friend me on FB first and/or signup for the SSW WhatsApp Group)

4 miles roundtrip
1,160 elevation gain

Relatively Easy Hike

I would be willing to carpool up to 3 passengers.

This is a fine hike on a well maintained, albeit busy trail through the forest with views of the Cedar River watershed, Mount Si, Mount Washington, Rattlesnake Lake and Chester Morse Lake.

As soon as you arrive in the parking lot you have a view of Rattlesnake Ledge's sheer rock face across Rattlesnake Lake. At this point it seems amazing to think you will be up there by the end of your hike, but a look at a trail map will reveal some well-engineered switchbacks — courtesy of many WTA work parties — that will get you to your destination with less effort than you might expect. The old trail to the summit was in bad shape from heavy use and no maintenance, but WTA work parties helped create this beautiful avenue through second-growth forest to the rocky ledges. In addition to adding a half mile to the old trail, the steepness was lessened a bit.

3.8 miles roundtrip
1,760 elevation gain

Easy to Medium Hike (also considering paragliding, let me know if you want to do that also...BONUS: you won't have to hike back down....)

PARKING IS INSANE, SO IF YOU WANT TO GO, CONSIDER CARPOOLING. I CAN TAKE THREE PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE.

Poo Poo Point is a small knoll on a shoulder of West Tiger Mountain. The folksy name is a reference to the steam whistle sounds heard throughout the Tigers in the early days of logging. More recently, around the 1970s, the area around Poo Poo Point was logged by its then owners, Weyerhaeuser Corporation. The result is a large clear area used now as a launching pad by paragliders who generally backpack their lightweight gear up the Chirico Trail, or sometimes arrive by minibus.