Trip
Alpine Scramble - Old Snowy Mountain–Ives Peak Traverse
Three-day backpack and scramble of Old Snowy and Ives from Berry Patch TH, camping at Goat Lake. Option to scramble or hike to Hawkeye Point.
Contacts
- Thu, Sep 11, 2025 — Sat, Sep 13, 2025
- Seattle Alpine Scrambling
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Strenuous, Strenuous 3, Technical 3
- Moderate
- Mileage: 18.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 6,000 ft
- High Point Elevation: 7,934 ft
- Pace: 2.0-2.5 mph on trail; slower off trail
- 4 (5 capacity)
- Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
- Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
Please have some backpacking experience and lightweight gear. Starting pack weight including food and two liters of water ideally should be under 25 lbs; 30 lbs max.
This should be a relatively relaxed trip, as these peaks are typically done in two days... We can return on Day 2 if we return to camp early and everyone wants to, but I'm planning on three days.
Day 1: Drive from S Renton P&R to Berry Patch TH, 3.0 - 3.5 hrs; hike Goat Ridge Trail to Goat Lake, 6.0 miles, 2800' gain.
Day 2: Hike/scramble to Old Snowy then traverse to Ives Peak; return to Goat Lake camp; 5.5 miles, 2600' gain.
Day 3: Hike back to Berry Patch TH, probably via Snowgrass Flats Trail; 7.0 miles, 600' gain. Drive home.
Option to scramble and/or hike to Hawkeye Point from Goat Lake camp, on whichever day works best. 2.0 miles RT, 1200' gain.
07:00 at South Renton P&R, to form carpool(s).
Other arrangements via email.
Snowgrass Flat & Goat Lake Basin
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Green Trails Goat Rocks William O Douglas Wilderness No. 303S
Green Trails White Pass No. 303
Green Trails Packwood No. 302
USGS Hamilton Buttes
USGS Walupt Lake
USGS Packwood Lake
USGS Old Snowy Mountain - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Helmet
- Mountaineering Boots
- Ice Axe
- crampons or microspikes
- downclimb kit (2x runner, locking parabiner, hero loop) or ultralight harness (if you have one)
- NW Forest Pass or equivalent (drivers)