Park at either the Wellington Trailhead near Stevens Pass or the
Martin Creek Trailhead near Scenic--directions on how to get there
can be found here and both
require a Northwest Trail Pass--and explore this wonderful
and fascinating trail. If you don't have time to do the entire
trail, the cache is closer to the Wellington Trailhead, which also
includes a short side trail to the entrance of the Old Cascade
Tunnel. The Wellington end of the trail begins with the trail
running through a very long concrete snowshed (over 2,000 feet in
length) which was built to protect trains from avalanches after 96
people were killed by such an avalanche in 1910. Informational
Displays are located along the entire length of the trail.
This is a good hike with kids who can walk 5-6 miles on a very
good trail with a maximum of about a four percent grade (if done
roundtrip from the Wellington trailhead to the cache) with plenty
of interest to see. Do watch out for stinging nettles and you'll
want to bring bug spray and sun screen.
For more information, visit the Iron Goat website and the Wellington
Avalanche website