Melmont Ghost Town Hike

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• Kirsten
  Sep 11, 2022
  Nice walk in the woods

  Had heard about this ghost town by many different people over the years. This was my first time going and trying out this hike and visiting the ghost town. Prior to visiting the sight I visited Washington Trails Association (https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/melmont-ghost-town-hike) to find out more about the hike and the site. The only thing about some of the instructions is when it says "The trail splits past the dynamite shed and you take the left trail to access the ghost town." It was hard to determine what the dynamite shed was. Then I was also a little confused about the take the left trail, as when I got up there it was, what I determined the remains of the old school. Instructions to get to the old town were not very clear that if I stayed to the right and followed a trail down the hill I would come to the old site. Other than that it was cool to see different old buildings in the middle of the woods.

  When heading out to the trail I parked near the one lane bridge and hoped the guard rail to go down a steep trail. They have a metal rope going down. Used it in certain spots going up and down the hill. About half way going down I had to take my dog off the leash to allow her to pick and choose her way down. Oh and it is a dog friendly trail. I had my dog with her regular leash and a field collar. Most of the time she was just using the field collar and walking ahead of me. I would recommend when being around the remains that your dog is leashed, but other than that well mannered dogs off leash is fine.

  Bonus point about this trail, is that it keeps following the river for a long ways. There are a few forks in the trail and I kept always going to the left and kept following the river. The hike is an easy to medium in skill. When I went it was mid morning heading out on the trails, and then heading back in it was early afternoon. Weather was nice and the trails were very nice. Overall it is a great trail to start on for new comers.

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