It was raining (drizzling) when we arrived in the parking lot so donned our rain gear and headed out counter-clockwise. The trail was not crowded as it usually is in August. We came upon a trail crew fixing a bridge before the turn off for Dewey Lake. We thanked them for their efforts as we were signaled across the bridge. There were lots of wildflowers in bloom which take on a whole different look in the rain with fog. We passed by a young couple formally dressed along with their photographer. Even with the fog and rain I'm sure photos were beautiful as the area is just amazing no matter the weather. We turned off for Dewey Lake, had never been there before so it was a new adventure. We passed a group of hikers with their pack llamas heading to White Pass I believe. Arrived at the lake, the weather was holding with the rain stopped, even saw a brief patch of blue sky. At the lake a couple appeared and said they were just trying to hike  Naches Loop but got lost! They had nothing in the way of provisions so at least they were still on an established trail so we assured them to continue following the trail and they would eventually meet up with the loop. After lunch, we headed back up (it's all downhill to Dewey) to finish the loop. On the descent, we were passing quite a few people arriving late in the day, asking us if they were close to the end. They weren't even half-way so many were not familiar with the hike. Hopefully they enjoyed it. The rain had subsided so it was a great return hike. Mosquitos didn't seem to be much of problem as it was cool. Great hike. Camping at Dewey would be great if you went mid-week. Tracked 7.7 miles RT with 1,450' EG.

I completed the Dewey Lake hike as part of the Naches Loop.  Very beautiful. The loop hike itself was surprisingly crowded for a Monday, but the hike up and down to the lake was quiet. Views of Rainier were stunning.

Got a little lost finding the parking lot despite following directions because it wasn’t posted, but felt silly afterwards because you can’t miss the hoards of people parked. Lot was full at around 9:30am when me and my dog Bogey got there.

Trail was in good condition, except for the patches of icy/slush. Harder to cross through earlier in the day, but as it warmed up, the ice melted into slush which was slightly more manageable. Recommend poles if you have them, and may be tricky for those without proper shoe wear.

Overall great hike with impressive views. Mosquitos are me alive at the lake so don’t forget the bug spray!

Started on the Mesatchee Creek Trail #969 which seemed to be partly a forest road in places with traffic, continued on to Dewey Lake Trail #968.

Had to walk through the shallow Mesatchee creek for quite a while, then cross over the main Mesatchee Creek. I walked over a large log, as the water looked to be over waist high.

Continued on, climbing over hundreds of downed trees, they looked to have been here for several years. Waded across American river, not too deep, but fast.

Continued on up, crossing snow on the trail, on up to Dewey lake, past the PCT junction where there was nothing but deep snow.

Really enjoyed this day hike, an amazing day.

Started around 2pm from Chinook pass/Sheep lake TH and did the loop clockwise. Parked at the PCT trailhead as there were some open spots. Just after crossing the bridge there are some icy and slippery patches. My partner put on traction but I was fine with just hiking poles.

Fall colors are still great. I was surprised to see there were still so many shrubs holding colors. Most of the trail was slushy so waterproof boots are nice to have. A very warm day indeed.

First time doing the loop and I was impressed with this smallish hike. There is so much variety of views. Reminded me of Chains lake loop at Mt Baker but easier. There were so many lakes and tarns on the way. A very nice hike for people of all ages. 

Different apps showed metrics but the loop is slightly less than 4 miles rather than 3 miles irrespective of where you start from. It was crowded around Lake Tipsoo due to photo shoots happening and there was even a wedding happening at the PCT/naches loop intersection. The hike is busy due to constant traffic as this is a popular trail but there were lot of places where you make a side trip around a tarn or lake or viewpoint and could just sit in silence and not bothered by anyone.

All the tarns were were calm and no bugs and pretty warm and cozy to just sit back and relax. There are established trails around all these tarns so staying on trail and not destroying the delicate vegetation is easy here. There was trash, TP, orange peels at multiple location lying around.

Did not go all the way down to Dewey lakes but the PCT in that direction was in pretty good shape. 5 miles total due to the side trips and around 1000 feet of total gain/loss. Nice last few color filled sunny days of fall. The closest point of loop from parking is Tipsoo Lake Comfort Station or the small parking lot between tipsoo and little tipsoo lake. Yes there is a little tipsoo lake as well, we saw it for a first time and there was another wedding/wedding shoot happening on other side of the lake.

There was only one point where we could see Mt Adams from trail and that was the spur(orange in caltopo link) we took above Dewey lakes.