# Looking for a Seattle-area day hike on Saturday

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 7, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-seattle-area-day-hike-on-saturday/652246 "2013-03-07T00:54:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-seattle-area-day-hike-on-saturday/652246/1 "2013-03-07T00:54:56Z")

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It’s a little early in the season, but I’m thinking of a day hike on Saturday. Can anyone suggest a good trail, maybe in Issaquah or Snoqualmie area, that’s open and passable by a couple of hikers equipped with…well, boots? That is, nothing extreme or requiring advanced equipment…but moderate difficulty is OK.

Thanks in advance,  
**E.**

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**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-seattle-area-day-hike-on-saturday/652246/2 "2013-03-07T01:19:34Z")

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What kind of distance are you looking for?

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**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-seattle-area-day-hike-on-saturday/652246/3 "2013-03-07T01:34:16Z")

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Hmm, about 5-6 miles.

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**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-seattle-area-day-hike-on-saturday/652246/4 "2013-03-07T01:57:00Z")

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I think [Little Si](http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/little-si) would be a great option.

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**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-seattle-area-day-hike-on-saturday/652246/5 "2013-03-07T03:39:05Z")

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I agree. Thanks for the suggestion!

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**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-seattle-area-day-hike-on-saturday/652246/6 "2013-03-07T05:06:55Z")

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The washington trails association has a fantastic [website](http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports) that covers all of the major hikes around the area in a couple of different searches. The one I listed is the trip reports in the order of most recent so you can get a good idea of some hikes that may be more snow free. Wallace Falls is a cool spring hike- but always quite wet!

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**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-seattle-area-day-hike-on-saturday/652246/7 "2013-03-14T20:36:58Z")

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Following up to say thanks for the suggestions. We spent a lovely, sunny late morning and early afternoon hiking Little Si.