Great views and beautiful fields of flowers
Did the plains of Abraham loop to windy pass, and then added Loowit falls, for a total of ~11.5 miles, 5.5 hours of hiking
The trail is mostly good, though some narrow sections on plains of Abraham, narrow & steep but still doable section near windy pass, and couple of steep sections on the way to Loowit falls.
Drove through FS 25 and FS 99 till it's end. There is ongoing road work on FS 25, one lane is closed and the other may be blocked while work is going on during the day. I waited several minutes, the sign says up to half an hour wait is possible. Otherwise the roads are all paved (except very short sections) and very winding.
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Maddy on Windy Ridge and Plains of Abraham, Loowit Falls
Spectacular flowers!
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Maddy on Jul 14, 2023 06:42 AM
seattlenativemike on Windy Ridge and Plains of Abraham, Loowit Falls
Looks amazing!
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seattlenativemike on Jul 14, 2023 08:03 AM
Scott Means on Windy Ridge and Plains of Abraham, Loowit Falls
Beautiful! Was the 2 mile road walk from Windy Ridge toward Loowit Falls (I think this is technically the Abraham Trail #207) open? I thought it was closed during the week for construction on the Spirit Lake outlet tunnel. At least that's what the Gifford Pinchot NF website says.
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Scott Means on Jul 14, 2023 08:06 AM
hikeb on Windy Ridge and Plains of Abraham, Loowit Falls
Yes the 2 mile section of road walk is open. There was some sign indicating it might be closed from August till October for road work
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hikeb on Jul 14, 2023 10:17 AM
BeaverDawg on Windy Ridge and Plains of Abraham, Loowit Falls
Looked at our photos from last month up on the plains, and found the sign- indeed it is closed August - October Monday 6a- Friday Noon. Glad you got a weekday trip in before then!
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BeaverDawg on Jul 14, 2023 05:12 PM