July Hikes: 3.75 to 6.5 miles, 500 to 1,750 feet gain - Talapus & Olallie Lakes

Talapus Lake Trailhead at 10:45 am ready to circle up by 11 am. Carpooling can be helpful due to limited trailhead parking. More details to come.

Getting there:

From I-5 or I-405, head east on I-90 to exit 45. Turn left, and drive under the freeway on FR 9030. In 1 mile follow the road around to the right at a junction. Continue straight on a gravel, sometimes severely potholed road to the trailhead at the road's end.

Parking Pass Required:

A Northwest Forest Pass or America the Beautiful Pass is required to park here (these are not available for purchase at the trailhead). 

Carpooling:

Carpooling is always welcome to honor leave no trace/less trace. Please consider peeking at the roster and reaching out for carpool buddies if you'd like.

Leader typically follows a casual, social, naturalist style, stopping here and there to check out the surrounding beauty, sip some water, and check in. This hike typically takes around 4 hours, our group will keep the pace and aim for completing this hike in 4-5 hours so we can enjoy the lakes a bit. We will keep up the pace a bit this time for more lake time.

https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/talapus-and-olallie-lakes#hike-full-description

WEATHER:

Check the weather a few days prior so you know what it will be like. The Hello Hiker email will detail the days' weather closer to the hike date.

PACE:

For this hike we will try to keep an easy to moderate pace so folks know what 1.5-2.0 feels like. We will stop here and there for breaks or the occasional photo opportunity, but we will stay steady mostly so we can spend our time at the lakes.