Today was a rare sunny January weekend day that was just begging for a hike. After some misadventures driving in the snow earlier this weekend we decided to play it safe and headed to Heybrook Lookout. It's a good hike for winter because the trailhead is right on Highway 2 so no snow tires/chains/4wd required. Although, there was snow on the trail it was totally do-able in regular hiking boots.
It was a short hike only 2.6 miles round trip to the 76' lookout. We had lunch and enjoyed the scenery then headed up the road to the opening by the power lines for another nice vantage point. Only downside of the hike is you can hear highway 2 the whole time. It took us just about an hour to get there from Seattle. The trailhead is located on the north side of Highway 2 east of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest sign near Index, WA. This hike could be turned into a longer hike by following forest road 210 from the Index-Galena road or by hiking forest road 6022 from Highway 2.
A panorama to the east with Baring Mountain on the left
Happy to be in the mountains
Vantage point near the power lines