Green Mountain – Hiking the odd trails

Jay Day Hiking, Kitsap Peninsula 0 Comment
Foxglove or Digitalis along the Beaver Pond Trail
Foxglove or Digitalis along the Beaver Pond Trail

I was supposed to hike the North Fork Skokomish over First Divide and out the Duckabush this weekend. Lingering snow in the upper elevations and prior commitments were cutting my 3 day weekend short so I decided to stay local. My favorite option to stay local and still get a few miles in is Green Mountain.

I have been working on a wiki style field guide for my hiking club and I needed to record some info from some of the lesser known trails on Green Mountain. I brought along my gps and recorded tracks for the Plummer Trail, Beaver Pond Trail, Powerline Trail, Wathora Trail and a trail I didn't even know existed called Tasi's Connection Trail. All in all, a fun, not too strenuous hike with some variety I usually don't get when hiking Green Mountain.

If you are curious about the work I am doing on my club's website as far as the wiki/field guide goes, you can see the field guide here - http://www.pwckitsap.org/fieldguide/ or for the Green Mountain part in particular - http://www.pwckitsap.org/fieldguide/Green-Mountain. The Field Guide is a work in progress. Suggestions to make it better are always welcome.

Entrance to the Gold Creek Trailhead from the road
Entrance to the Gold Creek Trailhead from the road
Gold Creek trail parking area
Gold Creek trail parking area
The "Wathora Trail". This trail is the remnant of the closed section of the old Gold Creek or possibly Plummer Trail.
The "Wathora Trail". This trail is the remnant of the closed section of the old Gold Creek or possibly Plummer Trail.
The "Wathora Trail". This trail is the remnant of the closed section of the old Gold Creek or possibly Plummer Trail.
The "Wathora Trail". This trail is the remnant of the closed section of the old Gold Creek or possibly Plummer Trail.
One of many Plummer Trail signs
One of many Plummer Trail signs
Old Plummer Trail sign
Old Plummer Trail sign
A view of the Olympic Mountains through a clear-cut on the Plummer Trail
A view of the Olympic Mountains through a clear-cut on the Plummer Trail
One of many Beaver Pond trails
One of many Beaver Pond trails
Crossing the GM-1 Rd on the Beaver Pond Trail.
Crossing the GM-1 Rd on the Beaver Pond Trail.
Beaver Pond Trail
Beaver Pond Trail
Foxglove or Digitalis along the Beaver Pond Trail
Foxglove or Digitalis along the Beaver Pond Trail
Horsemen on the Beaver Pond Trail
Horsemen on the Beaver Pond Trail
Honeysuckle, Lonicera ciliosa (Caprifoliaceae)
Honeysuckle, Lonicera ciliosa (Caprifoliaceae)
One of many Wildcat Trail Signs
One of many Wildcat Trail Signs
Road X-ing sign on the Wildcat Trail
Road X-ing sign on the Wildcat Trail
Recent work done on the Vista Trail
Recent work done on the Vista Trail
One of the landmarks on the Powerline Trail
One of the landmarks on the Powerline Trail
Grata Creek from the bridge on the Beaver Pond Trail
Grata Creek from the bridge on the Beaver Pond Trail
Bridge crossing Grata Creek on the Beaver Pond Trail
Bridge crossing Grata Creek on the Beaver Pond Trail
Interesting signage on the Beaver Pond Trail
Interesting signage on the Beaver Pond Trail
Tasi's Connection trail memorial
Tasi's Connection trail memorial

Trails and roads of Green Mountain. Click trails for their names.

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