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Field trip: GoHike: Beginner Hiking Course
July Hikes: 3.75 to 6.5 miles, 500 to 1,750 feet gain - Mount Fremont Lookout, Berkeley Park & Skyscraper Mountain
This hike may count toward your monthly required GoHike course July hike. We will be hiking Berkeley leg of the trail.
- Mon, Jul 29, 2024
- Foothills Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Moderate, Strenuous
- Challenging
- Mileage: 7.7 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,700 ft
- Pace: 1.5-2 mph
- FULL, 3 on waitlist (5 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We will take two vehicles to Sunrise. These vehicles have park reservations to enter Sunrise at a specific time. Reservations are needed to enter Sunrise this summer.
Berkeley Park is a flower-filled utopia where creeks chatter, pikas squeak, marmots lounge, and you can soak in all in just a few miles from the Sunrise Visitor Center.
The way to Berkeley Park now joins the Wonderland Trail briefly, passing along the rocky north side of Burroughs Mountain and descending for 1.3 miles before reaching another intersection. Here, the Wonderland continues to the left, but you'll proceed straight on, descending into a lush valley.
Where you begin descending is the top of Berkeley Park. The first section of the park is a lush green slope, where marmots sun on rocks, creeks tumble from higher sources, and wildflowers thrive. Personal safety and group safety. We stay together as a group. If someone needs a party separation, another hiker waits nearby. If there is a creek crossing, or intersection, we wait for everyone. If you have any health concerns/medication, please let us know and how we can support you. Please bring your 10 essentials. Trekking poles recommended.
Mount Fremont Lookout, Berkeley Park & Skyscraper Mountain
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Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
Trails Illustrated Mount Rainier National Park - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
Your leader will send out a Hello Hiker email prior to the hike with details on the hike, as well as recommended and required equipment.