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To return to your car, go back to the road junction near the spring, and follow the old jeep track downhill to the southwest. This fairly steep route travels through extensive meadows with good views and lots of flowers. The tread is very rocky, so watch your step to avoid turning an ankle. At a little saddle about halfway down, there is a junction with an abandoned track that goes left. It’s worth exploring this track for a short distance to check out the cliffs of prominent Pyramid Rock. Once you’ve had your fill, return to the main trail and drop down the ridge to the trailhead.

TRIP 11 Silver Star Mountain: South Ridge Loop

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Distance 7.5 miles, Loop (including 3.3-mile road walk) Elevation Gain 2200 feet Hiking Time 4 hours Optional Map USGS Bobs Mountain, Larch Mountain Usually Open Mid-April to November Best Times May and June Trail Use Dogs OK, mountain biking, horseback riding Agency Mount Adams Ranger District, Gifford Pinchot National Forest Difficulty Difficult

HIGHLIGHTS Silver Star Mountain was “love at first hike” for me. Every one of the many trails here is a joy, with great views, wildflowers, and relatively few people. For the dedicated hiker, it is simply impossible not to love this place. Of the five approach trails described in this book, this hike up the south ridge is the first to clear of snow and provides some of the best views.