Icicle Ridge #1570,Icicle Creek #1551,Chatter Creek #1580

Day hike from end of Icicle road past Lake Margaret, Mary's Pass, Ladies Pass, out Chatter Creek trail. Trail is good up Icicle to junction with recent cut-off to old Lake Margaret trail. This cut-off section was recently brushed and is in good shape. A little brushier once you get past junction with old trail on to Lake Margaret. Trail from there over Mary's Pass, Ladies Pass, Cape Horn to saddle above Chatter Cr. is in good shape and very scenic. Upper end of Chatter Creek trail is rocky, brushy and rough coming down. The last mile is on the new cut-off and is smooth with long gentle switch backs. Anyone starting at this end who does not know this trail is in for a rude awakening after this first mile. Not sure why they closed the original trail head and trail as that part was more in character with the rest of the Chatter Cr. trail.

Strong wind in upper sections kept bugs at bay and nearly blew me off the trail a couple of times around Cape Horn.