Frost Trail 4W310 Buck Meadows Trail 4W311

Frost Trail 4W310 Buck Meadows Trail 4W311

Frost Trail 4W310
Buck Meadows Trail 4W311
Steep
3120
st Trail
Fro
4 W3 1
Quartz Mtn.
0
Steep
Buc
k
3100
Meadows T
ra i l
4W 3
11
Tight
4W
Steep
31
1
3100
M a p Le g e n d
Bridge
Road: Gravel
4x4 Trail: More Difficult
Camping
3 07
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4W
3100
3104
FS Road Number
Ellensburg
31
Frost Mountain Trail 4W310
Buck Meadows Trail 4W311
D is t a n c e : 1 . 1 8 mil e s
R unning Time: Approx. 20-25 minutes one way
D iffic u l t y : M or e D iffic u l t
D is t a n c e : 6. 3 1 mil e s
R unning Time: Approx. 2 hours one way
D iffic u l t y : M or e D iffic u l t
The Frost Trail is a short (1.18 mile) trail that runs up
h i l l t o t h e s i t e o f t h e o l d Fr o s t Fi r e L o o k o u t t o wer. There are a couple of very steep hill climbs and a
fe w s e c tion s tha t ha ve the u s u a l tr e e r oots s tic k in g
out in to the tr ail. Whe n w e t this w ould be a ve r y
very difficult trail due to the hill climbs. When dry,
this is a fairly easy trail. Stock Jeeps should not
have any problems with the Frost Trail. The final 150
y a r d s of t he t r a il a r e a s t e e p c l imb u p t o t he t op , a n d
a l it t l e n a r r ow w it h a d r op off t he r ig ht s id e t ha t ma y
have your passenger closing their eyes. To top it off,
t he r e is a g a t he r in g of r oc k s n e a r t he t op on t he l e ft
side of the trail that cause you to tilt a bit off-camber
to the r ig ht. The tr a il top s ou t a t a r ou n d 5 7 25 ‘ a n d
offe r s a 360 d e g r e e vie w that in c l u d e s M t. R ain ie r
a n d t he St e w a r t r a n g e t o t he n or t h. D u e t o t he fa c t
t ha t t his t r a il is w e l l r e move d fr om t he ot he r t r a il s on
t he M a n a s t a s h r id g e , it s e e ms a s t hou g h it g e t s l it t l e
u s e a n d t he r e for e it is in g ood s ha p e .
For the most part the Buck Meadows trail is fairl y e a s y a n d t o t ha t e n d k in d of b or in g . T he r e a r e
a few hill climbs/decen ts alon g the route that
w il l e a r n t he t r a il a M or e D iffic u l t r a t in g w he n
c on d ition s a r e w e t. The w e s te r n 1 / 3 of the tr a il
al s o has s ome ar e as that ar e r e al l y tig ht in the
t r e e s t ha t ma k e it s u it a b l e on l y for s hor t w he e l b a s e ve hic l e s .
Follow the directions for Buck Meadows Trail.. Pass
t he t r a il he a d for b u c k me a d ow s a n d a t 2 1 . 5 mil e s on
M a n a s t a s h R d . y ou w il l c r os s a s ma l l b r id g e . A ft e r
t he b r id g e t u r n l e ft a n d c on t in u e on F S3 1 00 for a n ot he r
3.15 miles. The Frost Trail is on the right and as of
6/ 2 8 / 06 t he r e w a s a t r a il he a d ma r k e r he r e .
T he r e a r e a fe w p l a c e s a l on g t he t r a il t ha t a ffor d
v i e w s o f t h e C a s c a d e a n d S t u a r t M t . r a n ge s Log g in g in t he a r e a c a u s e d t he t r a il t o c ha n g e
c ou r s e a fe w t ime s a n d ma y ma k e it imp a s s a b l e if
not for a chainsaw. R oute finding can be a bit
c on fu s in g a t t ime s .
G e t t i n g T h e r e : F r o m E l l e n s b u r g : Fo l l o w
U mp t a n u m r oa d w e s t 1 . 66 mil e s a n d t u r n r ig ht
on t o M a n a s t a s h R oa d ( t he r e is a s c hool he r e on
the r ig ht) C on tin u e w e s t on M a n a s ta s h R oa d
(w hic h w ill tur n in to FS31) for 20.5 mile s an d
w a t c h for t he s ig n .
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