11.8 miles of hiking • 3500' elevation gain •
It was a nice cool day to hike up some elevation to Huckleberry Mt. The Wildwood area was alive with families and noise but the Boulder Ridge Trail was quiet and serene. We must have seen a dozen or more hikers at about 4 miles out but those were the only people seen the entire day! We had Huckleberry Mt. all to ourselves and thankfully the cloud ceiling was high enough to see the Cascade Mts. but not Mt. Hood. Only one group of hikers seen the entire way back and the parking lot had just a couple cars, including ours. A bit of drizzle while up at Huckleberry Mt. but no rain gear needed. The sun broke through a couple of times but never stayed long. The grading of this trail makes the 3500 foot gain relatively easy and also is easier on the knees while descending the almost 6 miles.
