Solo, I finally made it to Central Peak. We were on the right track (see GPS at end) but just didn’t push on far enough. I took the trail to Central Peak and then, just to see how it was, took the road back down.
Not a bad forest hike at all.
https://adventures.garmin.com/en-US/by/djhiker/squak-mountain-central-peak-4-9-2017#.WOp9hU2QxD9