Your access to this incredible viewpoint is all due to the superb work of the Washington Trails Association. This trail was just finished in 2017, making it one of the newest hiking trails in the Seattle Area. As you hike, be sure to observe the well-built switchbacks, rock steps, and turnpikes that all combine to create an enjoyable and sustainable hiking trail.

Along the hike, you'll pass through a deciduous forest down low, and as you climb, you'll reach "second-growth Douglas firs, western hemlocks, and western redcedars that carpet the sides of the rock wall beneath Heybrook Ridge," according to WTA.org. "Groundcover includes sword and deer ferns, thimbleberry, salmonberry, vine maple, and Cascade-Oregon grape."

Few hikes provide views this grand for such a minimal amount of work. By Cascade standards, the 900 feet of climbing (according to FATMAP) in 1.6 miles to reach the top of the ridge is a quick walk in the park. (Note: Outside Online and WTA.org list the elevation gain as 770-780 feet.) From the top of the ridge, you'll enjoy views of Mt. Index, Baring Mountain, Mt. Persis, Bridal Veil Falls, the Skykomish Valley, and more!

Sources: https://wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/heybrook-ridge https://www.outsideonline.com/2404959/6-great-hikes-do-seattle