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A stiff climb is rewarded with Lord-Of-The-Rings-like views on this 8.6-mile, berry-strewn trek.

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Author: Backpacker Magazine
Activity: Hiking
State: Washington (WA)
Distance: 3.08 mi 
Difficulty: 8 / 10
Rating: Unrated  
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TO TRAILHEAD: I-5 to Exit 194. Drive E on US 2 to the WA 9 exit near Snohomish. Turn NE onto WA 9, then E onto WA 92 to Granite Falls. From there, drive 28.7 miles E on Mountain Loop Hwy to the trailhead fork. Turn L at the next fork 1 mile later.

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MDT01

Distance: 3.08 mi Points: 1297
Total Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Seattle: Mt. Dickerman

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MDT001

Location: 48.051815, -121.487343
Trailhead

MDT002

Location: 48.051617, -121.483406
Start switchbacks through hemlock and scattered cedar forest

MDT003

Location: 48.054497, -121.479256
Switchbacks continue past 3,500 ft. and enter Douglas and alpine firs; look for blacktail deer in beargrass

MDT004

Location: 48.056992, -121.479477
Long traverse N into alpine ecosystem; forest opens to better views

MDT005

Location: 48.062275, -121.480850
Trail crosses avalanche chute; can be tricky when creek is high

MDT006

Location: 48.063976, -121.483185
Enter huckleberry fields near 4,500 ft.; share berries with bears

MDT007

Location: 48.065647, -121.484131
Trail turns and ascends along ridgeline to E, toward summit

MDT008

Location: 48.066475, -121.482819
Views W to Perry Creek Basin and S into Stilliguamish Basin

MDT009

Location: 48.066425, -121.477867
Huckleberry patches give way to alpine terrain

MDT010

Location: 48.065884, -121.475601
Big views down to Buck Creek; look for marmots and redtail hawks

MDT011

Location: 48.068962, -121.471001
Summit of Dickerman Mountain; 360-degree view of northern Cascades



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