Mt. Si & Teneriffe Loop

Date: December 3, 2009 

Difficulty: 6 out of 10

Distance: 9 ½ miles roundtrip

Elevation Gain: 3,200

Time: 4 to 5 hours

Location: Near North Bend, Washington

Users Group: Hikers & Dogs Only

Permits: No Permits Required

Trail Conditions: Dry to the top, hard packed snow from Mt. Si to Tenerife road

Hiking With: Mike Curry

 

Mike and I started the Mt. Si trail around 9:00 a.m. on a very chilly North Bend morning; temperatures around 32 degrees.  There was only a few cars in the parking lot, unlike your typical busy summer weekend day for Mt. Si.  The trail was clear and dry up to Haystack; the saddle between Mt. Si and the Tenerife road was hard packed snow.  It was hard enough that you didn’t need snowshoes and soft enough that you had some traction.  Once we traversed over to Tenerife road, there was still hard packed snow for another ½ mile descending down.  We ended the day at North Bend Bar & Grille for a bowl of Jambalaya soup and a Guinness beer.