Mica Peak trail development

Twenty or so volunteers started trail development on Mica Peak. The peak, which tops out at 5,209 feet, gives recreationists and volunteers alike a unique vantage point on the Spokane-area. The true summit of the mountain is owned by the Federal Aviation Administration and is not open to the public. However, where the volunteers worked was nearly as good, just a few hundred feet below the actual summit.

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Wed., June 6, 2018

Volunteers hike to their work spot on Mica Peak, Sunday June 3, 2018. Washington Trail Association volunteers have started building single-track trails that will eventually connect several old logging roads.

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Washington Trail Association volunteers collect trail-building tools, Sunday June 3, 2018. Spokane County purchased the 911 acres in 2013. Now volunteers have started building single-track trails that will eventually connect several old logging roads.

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Washington Trail Association volunteers gathered Sunday June 3, 2018 to begin building a network of trails on Mica Peak. Spokane County purchased the 911 acres in 2013. Now volunteers have started building single-track trails that will eventually connect several old logging roads.

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Washington Trail Association volunteers take in the view from Mica Peak on Sunday June 3, 2018. The peak is nearly as tall as Mount Spokane and features views of the Palouse, Spokane Valley and the Saltese Flats. Washington Trail Association volunteers have started building single-track trails that will eventually connect several old logging roads on Mica Peak.

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Todd Dunfield points to the route of a planned trail on Mica Peak on Sunday June 3, 2018. Dunfield led a Washington Trails Association work party on the peak.

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Kristy Canright (left), Mark Westfall and Bree Warner dig out a trail on Mica Peak, Sunday June 3, 2018. The trio was volunteering with the Washington Trails Association.

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Kristy Canright (left), Mark Westfall and Bree Warner dig out a trail on Mica Peak, Sunday June 3, 2018. The trio was volunteering with the Washington Trails Association.

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