Lake Serene
May 31, 1998
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Lake Serene - Bridal Veil Falls
- Region: Central Cascades -- Stevens Pass - West
- Agency: Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest - Skykomish Ranger District
- Trails: Lake Serene (#1068)
- Avg Rating: 4.48
Hiked to Lake Serene on the
great new trail. The Forest Service is apparently keeping this trail a secret until they thinks it's completed. I have to admit, it's one of the marvels of new trails in the last 20 years. It's obvious it took a long time for planning and construction. Anyone who's hiked the old trail to Lake Serene will really appreciate the changes made in the new trail. The trail is unsigned, so if you don't know where you're going, you could easily end up on the old trail, or somewhere else you probably won't want to go. Since the Forest Service is so intent on keeping this new route a secret, I'll abide by their wishes and not give a detailed description of directions to the new trail. They're saying now that the trail will officially open in August of this year. Not sure what they think they have left to do, but I'm fairly confident when the do make the announcement, along with placing appropriate signage, that this will become a very popular hike (unfortunately). Today, May 30th, the weather was high overcast in Seattle, but unfortunately had a cloud/fog level of about 1800 feet at the base of Mt. Index. The trail itself is in very good shape. The shore of the lake is snow free, at least where the trail ends at the lake. We could only see about 25/50 yards in dense fog, so I don't know if the entire circumference of the lake is snow-free. This is defintely one of those early season hikes that you can go for. A good conditioner with a nice reward (if the weather's clear).
[Online Ediitor's note: The Forest Service is not intent on keeping itsecret. They're still working on aquiring access to a short portionof private road near the trailhead.]
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