05oct2023 THU, after Park Butte Lookout, for my Back to the Trailhead, and for purpose of "testing" PNWNST (Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail), and visiting Baker Pass, i did the route: Lookout > 603 > 603.3 > PNWNST > 603.
Gaia and Alltrails show this PNWNST (Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail) traversing the northside of Cathedral Crag. And though PNWNST was mentioned in the Mt Baker National Recreation Area Trails (on the information booth beside the Park Butte trailhead), this "trail" itself was not shown in the Map.
The ~0.5 mi of Bell Pass Trail was wide and gravel, and dirt. Seemed maintained. Very nice.
After passing the Hikers Hut, there's a Trail-Post that alerts of Ridley Creek Tr is "Not maintained". The first ~0.2 mi of PNWNST was meadows walk .. bootpath .. occasionally faint. and/or hidden by the person-high bushes .. did some light-bushwacking .. 😅 until nearing Baker Pass, where it opens up. And from then on, it was an easy walk in the meadows 😚
Btw, and just sharing .. there's a review in Google-map that commented that a "Class_4" scramble is required to get to the top of Cathedral Crag.
Saw no one during my ~1 mi "semi-looping" Cathedral Crag ..And looking back "now", it was kinda fun .. esp the light-bushwacking .. and the sweet solitude 😊
Happy Trails Everyone 😄
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