Length: 6.5 miles round trip
Elevation Change: 2232' gain
Season: Summer thru fall
Difficulty: Difficult
Permit: NW Forest Pass Required
Latitude: 46.9175
Longitude: -121.2331
Features:
This is a popular hike that is richly
rewarded. The hike takes you past the
junction to Lake Ann and up a rigorous
climb to Heather and Maple Passes.
From the parking area, the trail to Lake Ann, Heather Pass, and Maple
Pass begins almost immediately as a steep climb out of the valley floor.
In about a mile and a half you will come to a junction to Lake Ann.
If you continue on toward Heather Pass, the trail climbs steadily and
uses a number of switchbacks to gain elevation as it climbs steeply
for another mile and a half until you reach the pass.
To continue on to Maple Pass, the trail climbs more gently for yet another
half mile. It is so worth the extra half mile, as you are treated to
fantastic views of glacier covered mountains to the south.
Mountain goat and Glacier Peak from the Maple Pass trail
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