Depending on the direction of travel along US Highway 395 between the communities of Arden and Addy, there are several different access points for Old Highway 12 Mile Road.  Once on Old Highway 12 Mile Road, turn east onto Slide Creek Road at a T-intersection (48.41331, -117.84599).  Drive 2.6 kilometres to where the pavement becomes 2WD gravel.  Continue for another 1.5 kilometres and turn left onto another gravel road marked with a weathered National Forest sign.  Drive about 6.2 kilometres to a small loop at road's end.  Most 2WD vehicles should be able to make it here, but having high clearance is always helpful.

Right from the loop at road's end, Zosia and I pushed uphill on a very faint beaten path which soon disappeared among bushes and occasional deadfall.  The bushwhacking was actually not bad, and with a bit of route-finding, we were able to make our way up the forested ridge without too much grief.  After passing an unexpected benchmark on a false summit, we dropped slightly into a dip before muddling our way up to a clearing along the summit ridge.  This is the only place on the mountain with any views to speak of.  A short distance beyond the clearing is the viewless summit with a cairn and register.  We wandered a little further past the summit before backtracking to the clearing to take a break.

For our descent, Zosia and I tried our best to retrace our up-track, but given the bushy terrain, some straying was inevitable.  We inadvertently almost descended past our car, but fortunately, I was paying attention to my GPS application and made a course correction before any navigational disaster occurred.

	Zosia begins bushwhacking right at the start of the trip.
	Even in the middle of nowhere can be found evidence of human passage.
	The bushes give way to more open slopes higher up the mountain.
	A survey benchmark can be found at the west end of the summit ridge. Photo courtesy of Zosia Zgolak
	Zosia pauses to enjoy some smoky views from the summit ridge.  At right in the hazy distance is Eagle Mountain.
	This forested hump is the southern outlier of Addy Mountain and is probably seldom, if ever, visited. Photo courtesy of Zosia Zgolak
	Traversing the summit ridge is a bit of a thrash due to the abundant bush and deadfall here.
	Addy Mountain's summit register is rather tiny. Photo courtesy of Zosia Zgolak
	Zosia and Sonny stand on the summit of Addy Mountain (1494 metres).
	Sonny holds up an antler which Zosia found a short distance from the summit.  Zosia would leave it by the summit register. Photo courtesy of Zosia Zgolak
	Total Distance:  4.3 kilometres Round-Trip Time:  3 hours 29 minutes Cumulative Elevation Gain:  361 metres GPX Data