Trip
Backpack - Surprise Lake & Warm Lake
Preference to Tacoma Introduction to Backpacking students. Trip will open to all Mountaineers to register on April 30.
Contacts
- Fri, Jul 19, 2024 — Sun, Jul 21, 2024
- Tacoma Hiking & Backpacking Committee
- Backpacking
- Adults
- Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 19.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,700 ft
- Pace: 1.5 to 2 mph
- FULL (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
A rustic backpack trip into the Goat Rocks Wilderness, a trip your leaders have been wanting to take.
We’ll meet at the Conrad Meadows Trailhead; plan 3.5 to 4 hours travel time to get to the trailhead from Tacoma. We’ll plan to get an early start.
We’ll spend 2 nights camped at Surprise Lake with a day trip on Saturday to Warm Lake. We’ll plan to have lunch at Warm Lake and explore the area, hanging out if conditions are pleasant before returning to Surprise Lake for a second night of camping.
Day 1 will be about 6.5 miles and 1,500 feet elevation gain. The day hike will be about 5 miles or so and a minimum of 1,200 feet elevation gain.
Photo credit wishfulwanderer on WTA
Preference to Tacoma Introduction to Backpacking students. Trip will open to all Mountaineers to register on April 30.
Surprise Lake
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Green Trails Goat Rocks William O Douglas Wilderness No. 303S
Green Trails Walupt Lake No. 335
Green Trails White Pass No. 303 - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
To be discussed at lecture for Introduction to Backpacking course students.
The Ten Essentials plus overnight gear which may include:
- Tent with footprint/ground tarp
- Stove and fuel
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping pad
- Water filter
- Bear canister or Ursack
- Cooking pot/pan with plate and utensils
- Toilet paper and shovel or blue bag to deal with waste