Field trip: Conditioning Hiking Series
CHS 2 Hike - Tunnel Creek to Surprise Creek
This is a Thru-Hike or one-way traverse, partially on the PCT with some beautiful alpine scenery. Our route will start at the Tunnel Creek trailhead near Steven’s pass and take us to Hope Lake, up and over Trap Pass with views down to Trap Lake and then out via the Surprise & Glacier Lakes trail. CHS hike led at a CHS 2 pace (2.0-3.0 mph)
- Wed, Jun 28, 2023
- Seattle Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Easy/Moderate
- Challenging
- Mileage: 10.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,000 ft
- FULL, 2 on waitlist (10 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Let's meet at the Brickyard Park and Ride off of I-405 in Bothell at 8:00AM.
https://www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/parking/east-king-county/brickyard-park-ride
We will consolidate to 2-3 cars there and head to trailheads where we will do shuttling in order to have cars (except one) at our ending trailhead.
TBD
Hope & Mig Lakes
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Green Trails Alpine Lakes West (Stevens Pass) No. 176S - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
Ten Essential Systems
- Navigation (map & compass)
- Sun protection (sunglasses & sunscreen)
- Insulation (extra clothing)
- Illumination (headlamp/flashlight)
- First-aid supplies
- Fire (waterproof matches/lighter/candle)
- Repair kit and tools
- Nutrition (extra food)
- Hydration (extra water)
- Emergency shelter (tent/plastic tube tent/garbage bag)