Trail Work on Squak Mountain

For safety, volunteers are required to wear:

• Long pants (we’ll be working with tools, so no shorts!)
• Sturdy, close-toed shoes (absolutely no sandals)
• Gloves

In addition, we recommend that participants bring:

• Warm layers, especially during the fall, winter, and spring
• Rain gear
• Big sack lunch
• Water for the day (3 liters minimum)
• Small daypack for lunch, extra layers, etc.

Squak Mountain is located just south of Issaquah, Washington and lies between Cougar and Tiger Mountains, forming what is known as the Issaquah Alps. The original public ownership on Squak was a section of land on the top of the mountain that was donated to State Parks by the Bullitt family.  Over the past 15 years, under the banner of the Mountains to Sound Greenway, significant additional land on Squak has come into public ownership, making it an important local resource for recreation activities. 

Squak is the least known of the three primary mountains in the Issaquah Alps and public use levels are much lower here than on Tiger and Cougar.  Many of these trails are either old logging roads or are user built trails that have been installed over the past 20 years. Over the past decade, the Greenway Trust has begun upgrading these trails to more sustainable standards so that Squak could begin to accommodate more users, as demand for outdoor recreation grows throughout this region. 

Volunteers can expect to continue this trail maintenance in the form of drainage projects on the south lot trails of Squak Mountain.