Heather Lake Trail No. 701

Published 9:00 pm Friday, November 28, 2003

Heather Lake Trail No. 701

What: A short, but muddy walk up to a lake beneath Mount Pilchuck.

Length: 3.8 miles roundtrip

Difficulty: Easy.

Beginning elevation: 1,600 feet.

Elevation gain: 850 feet.

Permit: Northwest Forest Pass

Map: Green Trails No. 109, Granite Falls

Notes: Heather Lake makes for a nice, if somewhat soggy, winter outing. The views, if the clouds aren’t too low, are always beautiful, and climbing the rocky shores of the lake itself will at least get you out of the mud.

Andy Wineke