Westberg Trail is only 4 miles RT, 1710 ft gain. Near Ellensburg. No zigzag, straight up. Took me ~1:15 hrs. More than one trails. Flowers are coming (lupine, brodiaea, balsamroot, phlox, paintbrush and many more). 
Saw 5 deers. Many birds (bluebird, red-winged blackbird). A few bird feed boxes sparsely dotted the slopes. At the top, windy (hailed for a bit), many memorials. A post marked the trail end, with a fixed thermometer (10°C), a log book (at least 20 names today by 12:30pm). Open views of the Cascades (notably Mt Stuart) and the very green (aided by irrigation) Kittitas Valley down below, all the way from the trail head.
Stopped by Ellensburg (a nice downtown of just 2x2 blocks), checked out the campus of Central Washington Univ (quiet and nice), before heading back.
Direction: I-90 exit 101, south on Thorp Highway for 2 miles. Right on Cove Road for ~4.5 miles (right after the 2nd stop sign: Manastash Rd). Parking area on the right before the road ends.
