STATISTICS: High point: 6000 ft Low point: 3500 ft Total Elevation gain: 2500 ft Total distance: 3.1 Miles Horses Perimiited: YES Bicycles Permitted: NO Motorcycles Permitted: YES Trail Difficultty:Most Difficult Text Source:Cle Elum Range District Trail Guide

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TRAILHEAD ACCESS: No direct road access to this trail. Unitize either Jolly Mountain trail #1307, or the end of FS Road 4315 and Sasse Mt. Trail #1340

TRAIL: From the west(top) end: the trail leaves Jolly Mountain Trails #1307 and descends very sharply (35% grade) into the upper basin of Jolly Creek. It has several switchbacks until it cross Jolly Creek to the north and hits the junction with Skookum basin trail #1393.2 From here it descends steadily to the junction with Middle Fork Teanaway #1393. This trail is extremely steep at the upper end and is very rugged and eroded in the basin area. The lower end if fairly good.

SETTING: Ridetop, open hillsides, avalanche paths, stream, valley bottom, you stand of tress(100 years), subapline zone.

OPPORTUNITIES: Hiking, horseback riding, motorcycle riding, scenery, wildlife, hunting, fishing

OTHER TRAILS: Jolly Mountain #1307, Skookum Basin #1393.2, Middle Fork Teanaway #1393, Yellow Hill #1222.
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