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October 2, 2004 - Cutthroat Lakes via Walt Bailey Trail
Elevation Gain: 1200 ft *
Time Up: 2 hours
Time Down: 1.5 hours
Distance (RT): 6.8 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
  • Walt Bailey Trail @ MBSNF
  • Walt Bailey Trail @ Seattle P-I

    Related Books:
    Beyond Mt. Si
    100 Hikes in Washington's Glacier Peak Region

  • From Granite Falls, drive the Mountain Loop Highway east to Forest Road 4030 just before the red bridge. Turn right and drive 1.5 miles, then turn right on Forest Road 4032. Drive to the end at 5.7 miles, elevation 3,080 feet and the Walt Bailey trailhead. There's not much space for parking; you'll find more places to park farther back from the trailhead.
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    Spiderweb along the trail
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    Chris entering the meadows
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    Trail through the meadows
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    Nice fall color along the trail
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    Trail descends through a basin past cliffs
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    Lisa making her way across a rockslide
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    Looking back down to the trail
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    The first of the many tarns and lakes
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    Looking to our beautiful lunch (is it really lunch at 4:30p?) spot
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    One of the larger Cutthroat Lakes
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    Fall colors along the shoreline of one of the Cutthroats
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    Yet ANOTHER lake, this was a great area
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    All photos Copyright © Chris Duval