Peggy's Pond, Cathedral Rock — Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014

Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway

This is a fairly long dayhike but the views of Deep Lake and Mount Daniel are totally worth it. The trailhead was almost exactly 2 hours from Bellevue(no traffic and driving at a good clip). The 12 miles of dirt road are fairly good. Several shallow potholes but nothing terribly jarring. The forested trail is well graded and gains elevation steadily up to pretty Squaw Lake at 2.5 mi. The trail is shared with horses so the steeper sections are eroded and rocky. I did my part by kicking loose rocks off the trail as I hiked. Not far beyond Squaw lake the trail traverses some nice meadows. At about 4 miles the trail intersects the PCT. Go left to shortly reach Cathedral Pass at 4.5 mi. Continue downhill toward Deep Lake 0.2 mi to the first switchback where the Peggy's Pond path takes off to the right. The trail is signed. Peggy's Pond trail is more like a goat trail. It is narrow,rocky and a bit exposed as it traverses steep slopes. The tread is a little loose in places so you have to be a bit careful. The views of Deep Lake and Mount Daniel from the Peggy's Pond trail are quite stunning. The vertical drop from Mt Daniel to Deep Lake is 3600ft! There is also a very long multi-tiered waterfall coming down Daniel to Deep Lake that is hard to see in the photo. Photos don't do it justice. It is about 1 mile to Peggy's Pond which sits right at the base of Cathedral Rock. Just north of Peggy's Pond is a beautiful meadow with views up to Mount Daniel. There are many good campsites surrounding Peggy's Pond. I think that most of campers are climbing Mt Daniel. Almost no bugs until you reach Peggy's Pond. Lots of mosquitos at the Peggy's Pond area. 11.5 mi RT. 2300 ft elevation gain plus some ups and downs.

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