Hiked today. And so by that standard alone it was a worthy objective for me. Half of our party couldn't make it all the way. Even more, its not just your normal everyday forest and mountain riding – while not quite as spooky as the Plains of Abraham, you travel and view the varying destruction zones of the St. Helen’s area. Your Reputation Score helps members see who is the most active within the AllTrails community. After my 3rd attempt in a year to locate the trail head, I finally found it with assistance of a forest service map, and attempted to hike it, however I lost the trail in a thicket of huckleberry bushes around 5,000 feet level, and turned around. The trail is soon to be over grown by huckleberry bushes darn it and has a lot of down trees and over growth about half way. Altitude change-154 ft. Altitude min. Great hike... vertical but worth the views at the top. The incline angle is crazy, and there isn't a lot to grab your feet on to. 988 ft. Altitude start. Overall this is a challenging trail that is best for fit hikers looking to build ascending ability and endurance, along with offering an alternative to the neighboring, and much more utilized Scotchman peak route. The trail will re-open in the late-spring of 2021. This is a difficult trail, only recommend for strong and experienced hikers who are able to maintain a good attitude. Some Elk along the way at 5,200 ft. Nice weather and minimal wildfire smoke. I'd say around the half way point is when the trail kinda falls apart but its pretty easy just keep going up. After exploring the moderate McCullough Gulch in 2016, we found the ‘easy’ Blue Lakes Trail on AllTrails. if you're looking for some time to kill it's not a bad little hike to overlook the valley. Worth your time and energy. The Goat Trail is the narrow ledge trail that spurs off of the Centerpoint Trail and takes you out onto Big Bluff. I did this trail in late Sep 2019, on a mixed sunny and cloudy day. More Goat Mountain Trail [PRIVATE PROPERTY] is a 7.2 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Louviers, Colorado that features a river and is rated as difficult. Good and fairly short little hike. The trail is primarily used for hiking and nature trips. I have also climbed the other two WA 2kP Goats. Trailforks ranks trails with a combination of user ratings and raw trail usage data from rides. Goat Mountain Trail is a 10.8 kilometer lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Clark Fork, Idaho that features a lake and is only recommended for very experienced adventurers. Grade max-25.3%. Throughout the entire climb, downed trees were frequent. It is reached about 2.5 miles off of Highway 542. The adventure is endless year round, involving many indoor and outdoor activities. © 2019 AllTrails, Inc. Privacy Policy; Terms of Service; Proud member However, the last 15 minutes or so are super steep and pretty difficult. Goat Mountain is a 1.3 mile out and back trail located near American Fork, Utah that features a great forest setting and is rated as moderate. From the trailhead at the Berry Patch parking lot, which features one vault toilet, follow Trail No. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. This is another trail with no source of water. This beautiful state park offers hundreds of miles of dirt roads, and many hiking trails, offering incredible views of the California desert. 1,781 ft. Avg time. Start your hike from the Johnson Ridge Trail. Is Goat Trail over the Buffalo National River the most dangerous hike in the United States? There was snow after an hour 1/2 of climbing which made reaching the first summit an interesting challenge. If you are looking to get away from people, there are homes surrounding the trail but there was almost nobody else on the trail. 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