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Intro to Fastpacking Overnight Field Trip

Field trip: Introduction to Trail Running: Fastpacking

Intro to Fastpacking Overnight Field Trip - White Pass, Blue Lake & Pilot Ridge Loop

Overnight field trip to a backcountry location to evaluate what you have learned and test your fastpacking gear.

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Dan Renfrow
Dan Renfrow
Primary Leader
  • Strenuous
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 20.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 5,000 ft
  • 5 (6 capacity)
  • 2 (4 capacity)
  • Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
  • Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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We have three options to get to Blue Lake. If NF Sauk parking is impossible, we can use the Bald Eagle TH. We will discuss our travel plans before the activity date.

Overnight field trip to a backcountry location to evalute what you have learned and test your fastpacking gear.

Meet at Moe's Coffee in Darrington at 7AM. We will check gear, and then proceed up FS49.

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Route/Place

White Pass, Blue Lake & Pilot Ridge Loop


  • Green Trails Glacier Peak No. 112
    Green Trails Benchmark Mtn No. 144
    Green Trails Sloan Peak No. 111
    Green Trails Monte Cristo No. 143
    Green Trails Mountain Loop Highway No. 111SX
    Trails Illustrated North Cascades National Park
  • See full route/place details.
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Please see the sample gear list distributed at the classroom session for this course.

 

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