Mount Forgotten
Aug 30, 2010
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austineats
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Aug 30, 2010 06:45 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Mount Forgotten
- Region: North Cascades -- Mountain Loop Highway
- Trails: Mount Forgotten (#711)
- Avg Rating: 4.00
- Why You Should Go Now
- Wildflowers blooming
Tuesday is promising to be rain so we bailed on the two day plan. Mt Forgotten was kind enough to permit us entry today. Cloudy from the get go. The clouds only lifted after our descent form the summit.
The new parking lot/trail head adds a mile plus onto the old trial distance. It doesn't seem to add much else other than more parking spaces. The trail has seen brushing in the recent past and is generally in good condition. There are a few spots above the falls that are sliding out. Also the trail past Forgotten Meadows is in rough shape in a few places. We chose to circumnavigate the mountain after summiting. This involved a fair amount of sidehilling but only mild bush whacking. We rejoined the main trail at the low point of the ridge line on the far side.
Forgotten Meadows would be a wonderful place for an overnight to make this a two day trip. There is water but it didn't look great. Sorry no pictures today, the batteries were dead.
The new parking lot/trail head adds a mile plus onto the old trial distance. It doesn't seem to add much else other than more parking spaces. The trail has seen brushing in the recent past and is generally in good condition. There are a few spots above the falls that are sliding out. Also the trail past Forgotten Meadows is in rough shape in a few places. We chose to circumnavigate the mountain after summiting. This involved a fair amount of sidehilling but only mild bush whacking. We rejoined the main trail at the low point of the ridge line on the far side.
Forgotten Meadows would be a wonderful place for an overnight to make this a two day trip. There is water but it didn't look great. Sorry no pictures today, the batteries were dead.
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