Stats: 9 miles roundtrip with 2300 feet of gain
Hike up in forest to an intersection at two miles in; go right for peaceful Squaw Lake and to Cathedral Rock/Pass. There was a lot of blowdown, but we saw a crew starting to work on the trail as we were headed out. One section of blowdown takes a bit of work to get over. After the lake, you have several stream crossing none of which required getting wet. It was muddy around the melting snow patches through that section. You break out to lovely meadows and tarns. At 4.5 miles you will be at the pass just below Cathedral Rock. There are several roaming possibilities as the Pacific Crest Trail and trail to Peggy's Pond intersect in this area. There was lots of water available along this section of the trail, and the bugs weren't bad. The road (4330) was pretty full of ruts and potholes so you need to drive slow. The Scatter Creek ford is currently about a foot deep so a high clearance vehicle is highly recommended.
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