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Rampart Ridge
and Lake Lillian
TNAB Hike

GPS Data: Map, Track, Waypoints

Click here for GPS eXchange format file.

Waypoints:

bulletTrailhead
bulletParking
bulletTrail forks
bulletLake
bulletSummits

Track:

bulletIncludes roads
to trailhead.

GPS Stats:

bulletMileage:
4.4 miles
bulletTotal elevation
gain: 2150
bulletTime to Lake
Lillian: 30 min
bulletTime to top of
ridge: 1 hr 25 min
bulletround trip approx:
3 hrs 20 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Driving directions:

bulletClick here for road map (380K)
bulletdrive I-90 to Snoqualmie pass
bulletTake the Hyak exit
bulletDrive northeast briefly and turn southeast onto Gold Creek road (NFD 4832)
bulletFollow this road till it turns to gravel (approx 2.5 miles)
bulletContinue on gravel
bulletTurn left onto a  minor unmarked? fork approx 4.3 miles (onto NFD 136)
bulletWhen this road forks (approx 5.5 miles) go right
bulletPark in the open area at a hairpin (approx 6.2 miles)
bulletNOTE - this road has been in disrepair for some time now. The report as
of 9/08 is that it is passable. It is very brushy but ground clearance is good.

Hiking directions:

bulletFollow the trail up the rocky run drainage.
bulletA left fork leads to the creek
bulletAnother left fork leads to Laura Lake.
bulletFind a 'T' intersection at about .75 miles (elev 4570).
bulletGo left to Lake Lillian. Go right to Twin Lakes and Mount Margaret.
bulletLake Lillian is at approx 1 miles (elev 4780)
bulletFollow the trail over the big rock and around the lake counter-clockwise
bulletOn the east side of the lake, follow a trail that forks right, up to the ridge.
bulletFrom here follow the trail in a generally northerly direction past meadows, huckleberries, streams, tarns, huckleberries, pinacles, cliffs, huckleberries...
bulletThe highest point of the ridge is at about 2.25 miles (elev 5850).

TNAB Hikes are not for the faint of heart. During the season we meet every Thursday in the Eastgate parking lot at 5pm. We hike fast. We hike in the rain. We hike in the snow. We hike in the dark. We don't always follow the beaten path. If you want to join us, click TNAB.


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