Stay out of tunnels, which are dangerous and prone to flash flooding. You will reach Windy Point on the other side of the tunnel you'll hike along its edge. You can also hike about five miles round trip from the parking lot at Wellington heading east to Windy Point along a gentle railroad grade. Here, heading east from the parking lot you can hike about a quarter of a mile along gentle railroad grade to the old Cascade Tunnel, or you can hike about a half mile east from the parking lot along gentle railroad grade to experience the snow shed that was built after the avalanche to protect trains.
It's the site of a 1910 railroad avalanche disaster that killed nearly 100 people, many who are believed to remain in spirit more than 100 years after the even that killed them. If you park at the Wellington trailhead, you can explore the most notoriously haunted section of the hike. However, the view when you get to Windy Point is spectacular. The elevation gain is about 1,000 feet, and at times you will need to skirt alongside the edge of train tunnels. The lower loop is three miles of ADA accessible trail with little elevation gain, while the upper loop is a 12 mile round trip extending to Wellington. The hike from the Martin Creek trailhead is a 6 to 12 mile round trip. You can hike all or part of the Iron Goat Trail depending on how adventurous you feel.
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