Sumas Mountain

I hiked sumas Mt. last saterday for the fith time, They have been logginf it and many of the trails are close or destoyed and the cabin is gone, Just thought i would let you know.

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The lost cabin on Sumas Mountain is not gone. The loggers left it standing. I just hiked up to the top today (March 27, 2009).

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The cabin is still there i just hiked the trail august 1st. There is loggin equiptment everywhere. the corral is dystroyed though. you can just as easily walk up the logging road to get to the cabin if you just want to see the cabin. I think the area should have been left alone. It is used alot by hikers and horse people. it was a pleasure ride and now it will need alot of work from the community to restore the trails and keep the mountians history alive.

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It is sad to see the logging that has interfered with the summit route past the cabin... to correct the comment from 26 November 2007: the cabin is still there, but it now lies less than 30 ft from a logging road. The areas surrounding the cabin have been logged. There is an alternate way to summit, by detouring on the mine loop (very well described in the 20 January 2008 comment) or you can still somewhat follow the old summit trail, but be careful. Here are directions: from the cabin take a right up the logging road. There will be a slight pullout on your right, go past it, take the next spur you see on the right, it resembles a cul-de-sac. (You should still be able to see the cabin when you take this right, if you go around a curve in the main logging road and lose sight of the cabin, you have gone too far.) So then: walk to nearly the end of the cul-de-sac and on your left some of us hikers have placed markers/pillions and started to clear a path through the mess left by the logging. If you see markers, head generally straight for the untouched trees. The original trail is easy to see just inside the untouched treeline. You will quickly be at the upper mine loop junction. Take a left to summit, a right takes you back through the mines. *Disclaimer, this is my personal experience and is current only as of today 25 May 2008. With the land sale signage I observed it is very possible this may not work even next week, the logging is getting very intense up there. Also if you choose to try to follow the old summit trail, please, please be VERY careful walking through the downed trees and brush, the footing is terrible.

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Indeed logging is interfering with hiking the route to the summit from Sealund Rd, but one can still get there by keeping right towards the gold mines instead of heading left up to the cabin. A 1/2 mile later keep left (the only other left) up the hill then a right to regain the route above the cabin. This route too may soon be in danger according to timber sale signs.
Now I'm all for occasional logging on public land to fund state projects, but this is one of Whatcom County's hidden gems and its really a shame that it is being destroyed without any consultation. The north side of this mountain really should be protected for the recreational and ecological treasure that it is. They can log the south half all they want.

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