Elevation gain: 1435 m
Round trip: 20 km, Time: 9 hours
The Silverdaisy Mountain Trail begins 1.5 km into the Skagit River Trail. Once across the Skagit River at the Sumallo Grove Picnic Area, hikers climb switchbacks until reaching a slope overlooking the Skagit Valley. Following an old mining tram, the trail goes left up from the saddle, through a meadow before reaching the top. No GPS reading was available for this trail.
Directions:
Head east along Old Hope-Princeton Way. Take Exit 177 east onto Hwy #3 toward Manning Provincial Park. Continue 29.5 km to the Sumallo Grove Picnic Area. The trailhead is on your right hand side. Note: This trail is best hiked from July to September.
ByPosted By: Hopehiker
- Sat Aug 18 22:06:47 EDT 2007
UpsideThe gps units for the trailhead is 10U 0639818 5452479. and it follows the skagit trail for about 20mins to a large cedar tree on the left. As you follow the trail up, the closed gps availability was 10U 0640337 5451036 close to the creek. There are several old mines along the trail, with the first at 10U 0643110 5449068. Going along the trail is very good, with water available after the 7 switchbacks(about 4 hours in) There are old cabins to look at as well.
DownsideWe spent 6 hours going up the trail, and did not reach the summit in this time. We did spend about 1/2 hour for lunch, and 1/2 hour looking at cabins and mine shafts.
CommentThis trail was a fantastic hike, but to make the summit, you cannot doddle too much along the trail.
Posted By: Hopehiker
