Trip
Day Hike - Glacier Basin (Mount Rainier)
CHS Tacoma July Hike. This is a Phase 2 trip. Trip will initially open to Tacoma Branch Conditioning Hiking Students. Trip will open for registration to all Mountaineers, based on availability, 7-10 days prior to date of the hike.
Contacts
- Sat, Jul 11, 2020
- Tacoma Hiking & Backpacking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 8.25 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,900 ft
- FULL, 3 on waitlist (7 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meeting location information will be sent to registered participants.
COVID-19 NOTE:
- This is a Phase 2 trip.
- This trip is only open to those who live local (within 125 miles of White River Campground).
- The trip will be updated if County guidelines change in advance of the trip.
Trip will initially open to Tacoma Branch Conditioning Hiking Students. Trip will open for registration to all Mountaineers, based on availability, 7-10 days prior to date of the hike.
We will begin on the Glacier Basin Trail which has recently melted out. Trip reports show a lot of wildflowers for us to enjoy along the way. There will be an optional side trip on the way to Glacier Basin along the Emmons Moraine Trail to view a uniquely blue glacial lake that you can see from the main trail to the basin. The side trip is expected to add 1 mile and 200 feet of elevation for a total trip distance of 8 miles and 1800 feet of elevation gain.
Glacier Basin (Mount Rainier)
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Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270 - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Sun protection
- Insulation (extra clothing)
- Illumination
- First aid supplies
- Fire
- Repair kit and tools, including knife
- Nutrition (extra food)
- Hydration (extra water)
- Emergency shelter