It took us 3.5 hours up and about 2.5 hours down.
Bugs were really a nuisance early morning. Carry a bug spray.
There are patches of snow on the trail. We did not need spikes.
Got lucky and saw a few mountain goats today.
The last one mile from the lake needs some caution. Its hard to see the trail at all times. As indicated in the previous trip reports, we located the Cairns and also used Alltrails map to stay on the trail.
Most of the trail is exposed and without shade. Carry sunscreen.
Allthough Alltrails and WTA both say roughly 9 miles RT, my strava recorded 10.8 miles RT and 2900 ft elevation gain.
We decided to not walk around the lake. It would have added another mile or so. We were tired and wanted to get back home.
We got amazing views of Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams while on the trail.
Highly recommend!
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