Mount Crag

(Courtesy of KD7TS)

CN87

(Last Update September 18, 2011 )

Update:  Per KD7TS the road is gated at Forest Road 056.  (September 2011)

General.  Safety First !!! These roads wash out often. There may be no one around to help you. Shoulders may be soft, and may drop you 100's or more feet. We have taken regular passenger cars and RV's up these roads with no difficulty. If you see something you feel is not safe, don't attempt it. You are probably lost. Turn around and try to find the last known location.

Driving Instructions: 

• Get to Brinnon on Hwy 101, south of Quilcene.  

• At the north end of town is Dosewallips Road which starts west between a gravel pit and a motel.  Set or check your odometer, as all distances will be referenced starting from Highway 101. 

• Drive 1.1 Miles and watch for the 2620/Rocky Brook Rd on the North side of the road. There is a "farm" with old equipment on the south side of the road. The road starts out rather steep and looks like a residential access road at first, but suddenly becomes a narrow one lane forest road. 

• Go 2.9 more miles to the intersection of 2620 and 2630. 2620 is the road we stay on and it goes to the right. (4 miles showing from 101).

• Go another 1.1 miles on 2620 to the intersection of 2620 and 030. 2620 is the road on the left and we are now 5.1 miles from highway 101.Continue on 2620 another 3.2 miles, (8.3 from 101) to the top of the pass between Buck Mtn and Mt Crag.  As you reach the summit of the pass there is a storage area for road building materials on the west side of the road. The road we want is numbered 050.

• Turn west (left) on 050, travel .8 (8 tenths) miles to the intersection of 050 and 053.

• Stay to right (uphill) and go another 1.25 miles to the intersection of 050 and 056. 056 starts at the top of a very sharp hairpin turn and runs .75 miles to the end of the Mt Crag ridge.

• You will pass a very steep hill rising on your left, before the end of the ridge. This goes up to a repeater site. Stay to the right on the narrow road that skirts the side of the road that rises. Headings can be confusing, so if you get a chance to see Mt Rainier or Mt Baker, make a note of where they are.