Field trip: Backpacking Building Blocks (B3) Course
Backpacking Building Blocks Student-Only Backpack - Necklace Valley
Explore the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Necklace Valley with lake after lake named after gemstones. We will camp for 2 nights in the area and visit various lakes. Hopefully, it will be warm enough for swimming! Priority given to Shuko-Jenne B3 group. Contact Shuko after August 13th if there are space for other B3 students.
Contacts
- Fri, Aug 22, 2025 — Sun, Aug 24, 2025
- Foothills Backpacking Committee
- Backpacking
- Adults
- Moderate/Strenuous
- Moderate
- Mileage: 18.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,400 ft
- High Point Elevation: 5,000 ft
- Pace: 2.0
- 5 (8 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Wed, Aug 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
- Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
Day 1: 8 miles hike, first 5 miles is easy and then a steep climb to Jade Lake and camp
Day 2: Depending on the campsite and group consensus, we can push forward to Opan Lake for the next night or decide to camp at Jade Lake 2 nights and do day trips to the other further lakes
Day 3: Pack up and head out
Meet at 8am at Necklace Valley Trailhead unless you are meeting at a carpool location that will be decided after sign-up is complete.
Necklace Valley
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Green Trails Alpine Lakes West (Stevens Pass) No. 176S
Green Trails Skykomish No. 175 - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
The Ten Essentials, plus overnight gear as specified by the trip leader