Trip
Day Hike - Klapatche Park
St. Andrews Lake on the west side of Rainier! We will hike up the Westside road to Round Pass, then the South Puyallup trail, then north on the WT to St Andrews Lake.
Contacts
- Sat, Sep 7, 2024
- Tacoma Hiking & Backpacking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Strenuous
- Challenging
- Mileage: 16.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,150 ft
- Pace: 2.0 mph on average, slower on the steeper parts, faster on the road
- 4 (11 capacity)
- Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 2:50 PM
- Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
Rarely offered hike on the west side of Rainier. From the Westside road TH we will hike the road up to Round Pass, then take the forested trail to South Puyallup camp. Here we will head north on the Wonderland Trail, up to the ridge top then around the cirque to the north, to St Andrews Lake.
Time Entry passes will no longer apply in the park (after September 2nd).
My goals for this trip are as follows:
1. Be safe.
2. Make it to St Andrews Lake
3. Learn something
My expectations for trip participants:
1. Be ok with some fast road walking. The road is easy and the grade is gentle and yes, it is boring.
2. Practice Leave No Trace principles.
3. Have the physical conditioning necessary for this trip. The hardest part will be the road walk, which is pretty boring. The actual trail is in great shape and not super strenuous (it is the WT after all, so usually in excellent shape).
4. Be respectful of all participants.
0800 at the Westside Road TH
Emerald Ridge, Klapatche Park & Gobblers Knob
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Green Trails Mt Rainier West No. 269
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Headlamp
- Sun protection
- First aid
- Knife
- Fire
- Shelter
- Extra food
- Extra water
- Extra clothes