Trip Report
Upper Mad River Trail, Lower Mad River Valley — Friday, Apr. 3, 2015
Central Cascades > Entiat Mountains/Lake Chelan
Type of Hike
Day hikeTrail Conditions
Minor obstacles posing few problemsRoad
Road rough but passableBugs
No bugsSnow
Intermittent snow - not hard to cross
Parking at Deer Camp BenM and I went up to Maverick Saddle, down the Mad River canyon to Pine Flats, took Mad River-Tillicum-Indian Creek roads and a steep cross-country climb up to Gold Ridge, up the ridge to Sugarloaf Peak, then Entiat Summit Road back to Maverick Saddle and down to the car.
Lots of cougar activity in Mad River canyon.
Full photo set and GPS on my blog below.
