Davis Peak Trail #1324
Take on this challenging hike up to a former lookout site for some enormous views of the surrounding landscape.
Total Distance: 10.0 miles
Total Ascent: 4000ft
Highest Point: 6400ft
Total Ascent: 4000ft
Highest Point: 6400ft
To get there, take I-90 to Exit 80. Head left over the freeway following Bullfrog Road to SR 903. Follow 903 16.6 miles through Roslyn and along Cle Elum Lake to FR 4330 just beyond the Salmon La Sac guard station. Veer right, avoiding the campground and continuing on FR 4330 for 1.6 miles to the Paris Creek Trailhead. If your vehicle can handle slightly rough gravel roads, head down FR 134 to the lower parking area and the trail; otherwise park at the Paris Creek Trailhead and hike the .25 miles down to the trailhead. View Google Directions >>
The Davis Peak Trail #1324 begins with a short jaunt across a sturdy bridge spanning the Cle Elum River before beginning its long, steady ascent up a long, long series of tight switchbacks. Depending on how you count a switchback, the Davis Peak Trail racks up at least 90 as it ricochets up toward the summit.
Around the 2 mile make, you will lose the last of the tree cover. Continue through rocky terrain to the first ridgeline. From here a false summit and lingering snow work together to lure hikers off the main trail. Keep an eye on the trail. If it suddenly turns into a rocky scramble, you’ve gone too far. Backtrack to rejoin the main trail as it drops to the northwest, off the ridge and down into a bowl. The route traverses across the bowl and the snow-fed creek before switchbacking up to the next ridgeline.
Once you gain the ridge, look around for the short side trail out to the grassy meadow that is the former lookout site. After checking out what is left of the lookout’s foundation, push up the last half-mile or so to the summit. There's a lot more to Davis Peak, and you can learn all about it in Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide. You'll find a trail map, route descriptions, history, and more for this and many other hikes throughout the State. Help support hikingwithmybrother.com and the work we do by picking up a copy!
Around the 2 mile make, you will lose the last of the tree cover. Continue through rocky terrain to the first ridgeline. From here a false summit and lingering snow work together to lure hikers off the main trail. Keep an eye on the trail. If it suddenly turns into a rocky scramble, you’ve gone too far. Backtrack to rejoin the main trail as it drops to the northwest, off the ridge and down into a bowl. The route traverses across the bowl and the snow-fed creek before switchbacking up to the next ridgeline.
Once you gain the ridge, look around for the short side trail out to the grassy meadow that is the former lookout site. After checking out what is left of the lookout’s foundation, push up the last half-mile or so to the summit. There's a lot more to Davis Peak, and you can learn all about it in Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide. You'll find a trail map, route descriptions, history, and more for this and many other hikes throughout the State. Help support hikingwithmybrother.com and the work we do by picking up a copy!
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