Trip
Day Hike - Mount Erie, Sugerloaf, Heart Lake & Whistle Lake
A big loop hike on many various trails to Whistle Lake, Sugarloaf, and Mt. Erie with stellar views of the Puget Sound, San Juans, and Olympics
Contacts
- Sat, Mar 24, 2018
- Foothills Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults, 20-30 Somethings
- Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 9.4
- Elevation Gain: 2,550 ft
- High Point Elevation: 1,273 ft
- Pace: At least 2 mph
- 3 (7 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
9am Heart Lake Parking Lot (directions to be sent in email)
To organize carpools, go to Roster below and email roster to ask others to carpool with you.
Mt. Erie and its little brother hill Sugarloaf are actually part of a much larger network of many, many trails that also visit Heart Lake and Whistle Lake. There are many different trails to hike on. The hike will be about 8-10 miles with 1500-2000 feet of gain and we will hike up Sugarloaf and Mt. Erie for dramatic views of the Salish Sea. We will hike around Whistle Lake before the return journey to the TH.
I will meet the group at the trailhead since I will already be up there in the area.
I encourage people to join me afterwards for lunch at Skagit River Brewery! It is on the way back to the freeway.
Here is the trail map of all the various trails we can hike on for you to print out: https://www.anacorteswa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4641
Mount Erie, Sugerloaf, Heart Lake & Whistle Lake
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Green Trails Deception Pass No. 41S
see Land Manager - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
Hiking boots/shoes
Food/water
Jackets/rain shell
No cotton or jeans
Navigation (print out of map)
First aid kit (if you have one)
Camera recommended!