Seattle, WA: Stagman Ridge
Hike a lonely ridge to a lovely meadow campsite on this fairly modest 9.2-mile hike with postcard panoramas of Mount Adams.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 7.4
Waypoints
SRT001
Location: 46.139965057373, -121.597427368164
Head E on Stagman Ridge Trail (old roadbed)
SRT002
Location: 46.1446762084961, -121.591796875
Path transitions from clearcut country into the majestic old-growth forest of Mt. Adams Wilderness, where the air is crisp and fresh
SRT003
Location: 46.1516151428223, -121.58512878418
Trail briskly gains 400 ft. in next half-mile
SRT004
Location: 46.1595764160156, -121.580070495605
Flat meadow feeds a big cache of red, white, and purple wildfl owers near Grassy Hill
SRT005
Location: 46.1702995300293, -121.57633972168
Photo op: Puffy cumulus clouds roll slowly over the concave, volcanic snout of Mt. Adams, the second-highest mountain in the Northwest
SRT006
Location: 46.1727828979492, -121.57048034668
Sharp L @ signpost; steep hill ahead
SRT007
Location: 46.1805877685547, -121.576210021973
Turn R onto Pacific Crest Trail
SRT008
Location: 46.1797332763672, -121.56884765625
Depart the PCT and turn R onto Trail 9 toward Horseshoe Meadow
SRT009
Location: 46.1795463562012, -121.567588806152
Great camps in Horseshoe Meadow (seasonal water). More photo-worthy views of Adams. Retrace steps to car
