Lake Angeles, Klahhane Ridge & Sunrise Point Trail — Sunday, Sep. 7, 2025

We originally planned to hike just to Lake Angeles with some pack rafts, but after looking at the map, decided to make it a thru hike all the way through to Hurricane Ridge. We dropped a car the night before at Hurricane Ridge and then spent the night at Heart o Hills campground. We started at Lake Angeles Trail at 9am. The climb to the lake felt pretty gradual. We popped out of the clouds just before we hit the lake and could see the ridge above.

My friends paddled around in the lake for a while and then we started the climb to Klahhane Ridge. It was pretty steep and this section took us longer than we had hoped. Some of the trail is pretty lose scree, but it was all manageable. We finally got to the top of the ridge and were able to cross the ridge a little faster. Like most ridge line hikes there was some ups and downs, but nothing too steep or long. We descended on the Switchback Trail until the sign said to split off for the visitors center. The last two miles to the visitors center were so nice! Sweeping views on both sides of the ridge and Mt. Angeles towering behind us! Well worth all the effort.

We got to the car at Hurricane Ridge at 5pm. In all it was 10.3 miles of hiking and 5200 feet of elevation gain. After the lake there is no water, so plan accordingly. All trails are well marked and in good shape (aside from being on steep scree at times).