[hikerkid]

Hey, I'm new to the board, and was wondering if a few of you could list, in your opinion, your top five favorite hikes. I'm 17, and a couple of friends and I would like to start doing at least a hike a week. We did Pilchuck and the little side route to Frozen Lake a couple days ago and really liked the scramble. If you have any suggestions please let me know!

[Backpacker Joe]

Not in any specific order; 1. Enchantments http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=10&n=5261381&e=670090&s=50&size=l 2. Foss lakes area http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=10&n=5270288&e=626723&s=50&size=l 3. Snow king lake area http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=10&n=5365751&e=629320&s=50&size=l 4. Circle, spade, venus lakes http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=10&n=5266672&e=636484&s=50&size=l 5. Boulder, Crater lakes area http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=10&n=5357292&e=625518&s=50&size=l There you have it! TB

[hikerkid]

I just was doing a little searching, i found a whole thread with all your Top 5's. Thanks!

[Phil]

My top five Olympics hikes in loose order: - Gray Wolf Ridge - Grand Ridge, Deer park to Obstruction Road - Queets River - loop trips involving Buckhorn wilderness: Tull canyon, Silver lakes, Mt. Townsend, Buckhorn mt. - Wonder mt. The wealth of hikes in the N Fork Skokomish area are nice, especially because of proximity to the Seattle area. Phil

[kiliki]

You are looking for day hikes rather than backpack trips, it sounds like, so here are some great ones (these are classics-all stunningly beautiful- and certainly not secret, so if you can go on weekdays all the better): Green Mt. (near Glacier Peak) Spray Park (on the NW side of Mount Rainier) Spider Meadow Horseshoe Basin (Pasayten Wilderness) Cutthroat Pass (North Cascades)