Goat Lake Hiking Trip
Goat Lake is a beauty – a snow-free trail leads to a large and serene lake
in an alpine cirque. It’s an excellent day hike, but is often a favorite of
overnight backpackers. There’s nothing better than being lulled to sleep by
the sound of McIntosh Falls plummeting out of Goat Lake and into Elliott
Creek.
• Schedule
9:30am Carpool and leave building #43
11:30pm Arrive trail head and lunch
4:00pm Leave trail
6:00pm Back to Redmond and dinner
• Trail info
A Northwest Forest Pass is required for each vehicle parked at the trailhead
.(Please respond if you want to be driver. Pass is available at REI)
Location: Mountain Loop Highway
Distance: 10.4 miles roundtrip
Elevation: 1300 ft. gain to 3200 ft.
Map: Green Trails 111 Sloan Peak
http://www.seattlepi.com/getaways/081497/hike14.html
http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes-of-the-week/goat-lake
• Drive direction:
Take state Route 92 through Granite Falls and at the end of town, turn left
onto the Mountain Loop Highway. Drive 36 miles to Barlow Pass, then north
about four miles to the Elliott Creek Road. Take that one mile to the signed
trailhead.
