Trip Report
Day Hike - Mount Margaret via Norway Pass
This is a spectacular hike very deserving of its inclusion on Washington's 100 classic hikes.
Brandon Harker
- Wed, Jul 21, 2021
- Day Hike - Mount Margaret via Norway Pass
- Mount Margaret via Norway Pass
- Day Hiking
- Successful
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- Road rough but passable
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Trail is in great shape. We had a few easy snow crossings and found a few spots with trickling water.
I followed Barbara Folmer's advice and took paved road NF-99 and then only 1 mile on 26. The roads, even though paved, are still very rough in spots. Anything with more clearance than a sports car can make it though.
I logged 11.86 miles with 3,186 ft of ascent on a Garmin GPSMap 66i. We took seven hours to hike this with a long stop on Margaret to enjoy the scenery. Temps in the 50s F. No bugs which was a nice surprise. A couple small snow fields which were easy to cross. A couple spots along the trail had a trickle of running water including near Bear Camp.
This hike is included on 100 Classic Hikes in Washington 3rd Edition and wow, did it not disappoint. This is a spectacular hike well worth the very long drive.
The views really open up once you gain Norway Pass.
View of Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake from Norway Pass . Hundreds of thousands of logs are still floating in Spirit Lake from the 1980 eruption.
Random pic from trail. So green.
Final optional summit block. 
View of Mount Margaret from the back side. 