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\"\"Back in 2006 I swore never to hike up Olympic National Park’s Pyramid Peak again? Why? Certainly not because of the beautiful old-growth forest, historic fire lookout and breathtaking views of Crescent Lake below–those are all good reasons to make the grunt up this peak. The reason was that the section across a huge slide scared the living crud out of me. I crossed it twice that day with much trepidation\u00a0and a few nods to my creator. It was scary. With tread a mere three feet across, \u00a0loose rock and sand, and \u00a0a sheer drop-off of hundreds of feet, there was no room for error. This was a dangerous section of trail and one that led me to pen in my Day Hiking Olympic Book this passage:<\/p>\n

Warning: A section midway along the trail is prone to landslides. While the tread is periodically restored, the area is exposed, potentially dangerous, and may be intimidating for some to cross.<\/em><\/p>\n

And this in the hike’s description:<\/p>\n

Scraped bare of vegetation, the slide is several hundred feet across and highly exposed. Trail tread is only a few inches wide in spots. Do not cross it if you are prone to vertigo or are at the least bit uncomfortable.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"I blogged about it too and many of my readers agreed. The slide only got worse and the Park Service finally officially closed the trail. When I heard that they were going to reroute that section\u00a0of trail, I was thrilled. When I heard last week that the reroute was complete and the trail was open again-I was stoked! But, when\u00a0I set out to hike it a few days ago I was completely\u00a0dismayed when I came upon the slide and soon discovered-that the so-called\u00a0reroute\u00a0is just a new\u00a0three-foot\u00a0wide cut across the same scary slide just a few dozen feet below\u00a0the\u00a0old tread! The traverse is still\u00a0dangerous and one slip can mean death. I\u00a0couldn’t\u00a0believe\u00a0that this is was the reroute! The new tread is already washing-out in spots with a three-foot\u00a0gully half way across.<\/p>\n

\"\"If you are inclined to vertigo, afraid of heights and exposure, have children with you, or balance issues-do not hike this trail! Most casual hikers will not want to cross this section at all-and the park service offers no warning at the trailhead\u00a0or on their\u00a0website. This trail should be closed until a real reroute\u00a0is constructed-one that bypasses this dangerous slide completely. That can be done by switchbacking\u00a0up the ridge before the slide\u00a0and then traversing across\u00a0the top of it–or constructing a brand new trail from the Spruce Railroad West Trailhead and going straight up the mountain\u00a0from there.<\/p>\n

Anyhow-the “new route” across the\u00a0slide\u00a0carries my old warning. Skip\u00a0this trail and hike nearby Mount\u00a0Muller and Snider Ridge instead.<\/p>\n

If you have recently checked it out, what do\u00a0you\u00a0think? Is the trail safe? Should it be closed?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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