Unbelievable views at the top! Located at the northeast extremity of the Cascades, Horseshoe Basin has a very different feel and seems more like somewhere in the Rockies. The broad open basins and rounded summits in the 7,000 to 8,000 foot range offer miles of easy wandering. An in-and-out trek to Horseshoe Basin involves 16.4 miles with two 1,800-foot climbs to Cascade Pass and a separate, 1,200-foot climb into the basin — a manageable but demanding day hike for very fit, athletic explorers. This trail ascends steeply through subalpine meadows and talus fields to the base of the Sahale Glacier. Many a backpacker has ventured up Cascade Pass and then continued up Sahale Arm to frolic with gregarious marmots and take in breathtaking views of a surrounding fortress of snow and rock. I feel like I’m in Montana. Includes 3 fire rings, 3 tables, and 2 open air toilets on site. We did this hike early in the spring when options higher up were limited. Horseshoe Basin Via Boundary Trail is a 12.5 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Tonasket, Washington that features a river and is rated as difficult. Hike across alpine tundra and windswept ridges to a handful of sparkling alpine lakes. Make the easy trek to this 7,000-foot basin teeming with wildlife. From Oval Pass the trail drops steeply to tiny Tuckaway Lake tucked away in Horseshoe Basin, which has good campsites. But had we thought to check dates of hunting season for the Pasayten Wilderness, we'd have scheduled different dates. Horseshoe Basin Coveted by backpackers and strong hikers, Horseshoe Basin in the Pasayten Wilderness is a very strenuous 19.5 mile loop with 3,400 ft in elevation gain. Horseshoe Basin – North Cascades National Park: From Marblemount on SR 20, head east on the Cascade River Road for 23 miles to trailhead. Crater Creek Trailhead is off of Gold Creek Road (Forest Road 4340) and Forest Road 300. Rainier on a clear day, await. Green Trails Maps show the most current trail, road, and access information to national forests, national parks, state and local parks and other public lands. Start on the Eagle Creek Trail, which will soon enter the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness, a 150,000-plus acre wild wedge between the Methow River and Lake Chelan. Parking and Trail Access Parking for the Lakes Basin Path is available at the western end of Lake Mary Road (southwest of Mammoth Lakes). If you are coming from Buena Vista this junction is 7.2 miles north of the US 24 and Colorado 82 junction. Horseshoe Basin is very dry later in summer but with snow only recently gone there is plenty of water. Trail Ratings 5.0 from 2 votes #4 in North Cascades National Park #1230 Overall. The trail steadily marches up the valley, reaching a small open basin with good creek side campsites at 6.0 miles. Pasayten Wilderness. Horseshoe Basin Difficult. Excellent site. From here I continued 3 more miles to the junction of the Cascade Pass and Horseshoe Basin trails(3600'). For an easy, popular hike with great views of Mammoth Mountain and the Mammoth Crest, take a stroll around Horseshoe Lake Loop. From there, backpackers can leave camp set up and set off on a day hike to Horseshoe Basin. We bumped into a buck on our way up. East Oval Lake lies another .3 mile away. © 2020 Price Media, Inc. All rights reserved, Vancouver Island: The Galapagos of the Northwest, October 25, 2012 Buzz: Outdoors News Shorts, https://www.facebook.com/OutdoorsNWmagazine/. Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. The 6 mile spur dirt road signed Irongate Trailhead is a bit rough in a few sections but is not a problem if you have a high clearance vehicle. Turn left onto FR 4420 proceeding for .8 mile. For Horseshoe Basin, continue left 1.5 miles into the large amphitheater-like basin. Add a Symbol . This trailhead is used to access both Argentine Pass and Horseshoe Basin. I went in with enough food for 2 … My fitness tracker said 14,768 steps, 12 floors climbed. Particularly Special Place. Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. You’ll find a trio of them in Washington’s North Cascades. Pause for breathtaking views across the serrated Sawtooth Ridge and down below to the golden grassy lawns of Horseshoe Basin. Horseshoe Lake. If you’re spending the night at Basin Creek Camp, it’s another half mile on the right. Total hike is 6.4 miles, 4400 feet elevation gain. In a mile and a half the Horseshoe Basin trail arrives in Lower Horseshoe Basin. Scramble up the tundra slopes of 8,100-plus foot Armstrong Mountain, which straddles the international boundary. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from June until October. Stehekin can be accessed via the Cascade Pass Trail. If you are driving east on U.S. 6, take the exit for Montezuma Road before U.S. 6 begins its climb to Loveland Pass. Keep the horseshoes on the horses and consider a backpacking trip to a horseshoe basin, instead. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from June until October. Everyone we met was friendly, helpful, and obviously very careful with their weapons, so no problem there. Follow for 13.5 miles turning right onto FR 500 (signed Irongate Trailhead). Allow plenty of time to explore Horseshoe Basin by camping at the trailhead, where primitive camping without a water source is available. I also recommend windy peak and Mt Bonaparte if your in the area. See the detaile… Gold Basin Trailhead Horseshoe Mountain, like most of the Mosquito Range peaks can be accessed either from the east or the west. Overview In addition to providing access to the East Face route of Grays Peak, the Horseshoe Basin trailhead also is a good starting point for accessing Mount Edwards via a variety of routes, as well as lesser known peaks such as McClellan Mountain and Argentine Peak via the Argentine Pass trail, and possibly even Ruby Mountain. 7.62 miles and a strenuous hike if you are with stronger hikers booking it. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is CABIN CR which is approximately 5 miles away and has an elevation of 10,020 feet (1,686 feet lower than Horseshoe Basin). This hike starts off on the open prairie and gains elevation and views across as you enter Horseshoe Basin. There were still small batches in the shady spots. Day 2: Horseshoe Basin day hike from Basin Creek. The paved road is usually open May through October. The pristine surrounds of Horseshoe Lake as seen from the trail. There was an equal number of golden yellow buttercup like flowers too. Looking back, I can’t disagree. You will follow the Cascade River the whole way; it takes nearly an hour on Cascade River Road. The view from the mine over the Basin Creek Valley to Trapper Mountain is a North Cascades classic. Great views and wonderful open valleys. From here you will descend into the Oil Basin where you will notice the trail following the park boundary for the rest of the hike. After 3.7 miles of traversing old-growth, meadows, talus and perhaps a lingering snowfield or two, you will reach the 5,400-foot Cascade Pass. They’re all excellent destinations with guaranteed good trails, campsites and views. The basin was snow free 6/29. Granite Basin Loop Trails 345-347-348-350 and side trip to Indian Ruins. The trail splits left to Windy Peak and right to Horseshoe basin and pass (the sign for the right track does not say Horseshoe Basin!) Dogs … After 3.7 miles of traversing old-growth, meadows, talus and perhaps a lingering snowfield or two, you will reach the 5,400-foot Cascade Pass. Set beneath talus slopes and granite ledges, it’s a great spot to spend the night. The first 5 are within an easy walk of each other from the Cottonwood Trail where the 6th lake is a more strenuous climb to 11,600'. As for good weather, well, you may need a horseshoe for that. COTTONWOOD This is the end of the road and makes the best base camp for the short hike to Horseshoe Basin or Cascade Pass, or even a … Pack ample water and sunscreen. Turn onto this road, and drive 23 miles to the end. Trail. Virtual Tour of Horseshoe Basin. Share a Gem . Total hike is 7.4 miles, 1800 feet elevation gain, 2300 feet loss. The Horseshoe Basin trail is less than 2 easy miles from the trail junction to the head of the valley and the Mine. You’ll reach a lovely basin housing the headwaters of Fish Creek, good camps and a junction with the Eagle Creek Trail. Access the flat, partially shaded trail from trolley stop 104. From the busy trailhead, steadily climb up a steep hillside. If you are driving west (from Loveland Pass), turn left into the River Run area of the Keystone Ski Resort. The trail is right off of the Cascade Pass Trail. Much of the way is through a forest of charred matchsticks compliments of 2006’s Tripod Fire, a conflagration that scorched over 175,000 acres. Day 1: Cascade Pass Trailhead to Basin Creek Campground. Admire the surrounding sheer walls capped with hanging glaciers, which feed no less than a half dozen silvery strands of cascading creeks. Chopaka Mountain Natural Area Preserve. Packing a horseshoe in your pack seems impractical, although not unheard of. More Horseshoe Basin Trail is a 14.9 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Improvement District No. Went there only to find it snowing hard so we turned around. Both lakes offer good camping options. From the center of Leadville on Highway 24 continue south for 7.5 miles to Lake County Road 7 with signs for Weston Pass. Set up camp, and spend a week scrambling up a half dozen surrounding gentle lofty peaks. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. Armstrong Mountain To access Horseshoe Basin from the Cascade Pass trailhead, drive Highway 20 to the little town of Marblemount. From the trailhead (pile of rocks as marker) look up to the West at Grays Peak (photo #2) and you will see the beginning of the 1.5+ mile, 2,000 foot climb that awaits you. Thousands of the small but colorful flowers. Follow this trail steeply out of the basin to 7,250-foot Eagle Pass. You’ll find good camps on both sides of the creek. Day 3: Basin Creek Camp to Sahale Glacier Camp. Then ditch the crowds by dropping into the Pelton Creek Basin, a hanging valley of cascading waters tumbling down spiraling icy walls. Eventually you’ll reach a verdant meadow and a couple of trail junctions at 7,200-foot Sunny Pass. Horseshoe Basin is one of the few places in the Lower 48 to contain arctic tundra and is home to bears, deer and bighorn sheep, if you know where to look. All along the trail near and after Sunny Pass we saw shooting stars. Take U.S. 6 to the west end of Keystone. Find a campsite on the south end of the lake. A far less crowded option is to head to the Stehekin Valley and Horseshoe Basin. Located near Horseshoe Meadows, the Cottonwood Lakes Basin has many pristine alpine lakes and creeks located between Mount Langley and Cirque Peak. We also evidently missed a 6" snowfall by two days, not surprising at that elevation. Visit him at CraigRomano.com. Upon crossing Twisp River in .25 mile reach a junction. I arrived at the trailhead around 1:30pm on Friday to about 8-10 other cars. Historical Weather. At your first junction, continue straight up the Oval Creek Trail; you’ll be returning to the right. The trail left drops 900 feet in 1.2 miles reaching Middle Oval Lake in a big basin. Marvel at the views, especially the formidable icy wall to the south. Along the trail to New Army Pass are Long Lake and High Lake in the John Muir Wilderness. It’s also good bear habitat, so store food properly. If you approach from the west side you will use the Gold Basin Trailhead. A great backpacking destination with several options for exploring. Loomis State Forest. There’s lots of elevation to be gained on this loop, but it’s worth the toil. The Horseshoe Bay Wilderness is a 3,787-acre (15.33 km 2) wilderness area in the U.S. state of Michigan.It borders Horseshoe Bay, a shallow bay that is part of the extreme northwest corner of Lake Huron adjacent to the Straits of Mackinac.The wilderness area is overseen by the United States Forest Service as part of the Hiawatha National Forest. If you want to visit Armstrong Peak (AR1) and the international boundary (Mile Monument 104 is about 200 yards from the summit), head north of Horseshoe Basin for 1.4 miles, following your nose to the highest point. You can also park at the Denali Visitor Center (Mile 1.5 of the park road) and walk either the Bike Path or the Taiga Trail to reach the Horseshoe Lake Trail. Create Recommended Route or Trail . Notes: There are 6 numbered-lakes within the Cottonwood Lake system. A long drive to get to the TH but the views were totally worth it. Location: 36.043227, -105.540075 There are quite a few trip options in this region, but a good three-night trek starts at the Cascade Pass Trailhead and continues on to the Basin Creek Campground. Horseshoe Basin Do your part and follow LNT principles to help preserve the lake basin. They’re from the Black Warrior Mine, which operated until the late 1950s. Greenery is slowly returning, but this hike can be hot. Continue right to emerald Horseshoe Basin and a three-way junction at Horseshoe Creek. Head right along the Chelan Summit Trail across slopes of swaying grasses and flowery knolls granting views to Lake Chelan 6,000 feet below. However, it can get downright crowded on Sahale Arm. Next day: Pack up camp and return to the trailhead. This horseshoe basin lays smack dab in the middle of an exhilarating loop in the jagged Sawtooth Range. Side trails branch to Muir Lake, Hidden Lake, South Fork Lakes, Cirque Lake. Expansive view of numerous peaks, including Mt. Share a Photo . It’s time to decide where to camp. We were sitting at the junction, relaxing, when I saw a black bear heading down the trail towards us. Then descend, rounding a basin with excellent views of 8,795-foot Oval Peak before entering cool forest. Bring plenty of water with you. (I saw this once while hiking the Appalachian Trail.). READ MORE: Hiking in the Mammoth Lakes Basin. During this section of the hike you will have limited views walking through thick Aspen forests, as you make your journey back to the Bison Paddock. Check out the two boundary monuments and gape at views north to B.C.’s Snowy Mountain and Cathedral Park Peaks. The trail goes through gorgeous, gorgeous meadows with campsites in between the pass and the lake. Find Pelton Basin Camp here—it’s a great place to set up for the evening. The trees are slowly starting to reclaim the burned area but as of now it can get fairly hot due to the lack of cover in this area and I am guessing do to the amount of windfall that this is not a good place to get caught in high winds. I’m sending it to some pals. Starting from a trailhead at over 6,100-feet elevation, follow the Boundary Trail along an old mining roadbed. Your best choice is to head left for .8 miles on the Boundary Trail to little Loudon Lake, which is perched on a rolling lawn. Alternatively, you can head right for an easy .8 mile to little Smith Lake tucked beneath Horseshoe Mountain’s larch-covered north slopes. I've hiked this area many times. Share on Trail Run Project. This hike, with its abundant larches, is an excellent choice in autumn. Continue 20 miles to the Cottonwood Lakes trailhead (not the nearby Horseshoe Meadow trailhead). Distance: 21.3 km / 13 mi (return) Elevation Gain: 350 m / 1148 ft. It would have been easy to stay a week or more! The main trail coming down from Cascade Pass makes a long traverse of the mountainside, descending towards the valley floor. Seven miles from the trailhead, you’ll reach a junction. From the busy trailhead, steadily climb up a steep hillside. Total hike is 4-6 miles, 1000 feet elevation gain & loss. Bear right onto Loomis-Oroville Road; and after 2 miles turn left onto FR 39. The trail undulates between meadow and forest following Eagle Creek back to the Oval Creek Trail and the trailhead. From the trailhead (3600') I began the journey with the 3.7 mile hike to Cascade Pass (5392'). The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. Beyond Tuckaway Lake, the trail drops through flower fields reaching a good forested creekside camp at a junction. This is where the Alaska Railroad crosses the park road, and there is a small parking lot adjacent to the trailhead. Great little hike with some awesome waterfalls at the end. Horseshoe Basin – Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness: From Twisp, follow Twisp River Road (FR 44) west for 14.3 miles turning left onto FR 4430. Horseshoe Basin (NCNP): North Cascades National Park (360) 854-7245; www.nps.gov/noca, Horseshoe Basin (Pasayten): Tonasket Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, (509) 486-2186; www.fs.fed.us/r6/oka, Horseshoe Basin (Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness): Methow Valley Ranger District: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (509) 996-4003; www.fs.fed.us/r6/oka, Craig Romano is Trails Editor of Outdoors NW and the author of eight Northwest hiking guidebooks including Backpacking Washington (The Mountaineers Books), where you’ll find more information on these and other excellent hikes. Much of the trail to Horseshoe Basin skirts the remnants of this fire. Windy Peak. Plenty of helpful info here. Other reviewers have adequately chronicled this hike. At the elbow of a switchback the spur trail heads up the Basin Creek draw to Horseshoe Basin. The trailhead is located on the Denali Park Road, at Mile 1. Set up camp and contemplate exploring options. Old mining relics lie littered among blossoms and boulders. Backpackers always need a little good luck—especially when it comes to finding good trails, campsites, views, and weather. 4, Alberta, Canada that features a river and is rated as difficult. Cast your views stateside too, to pointy 8,601-foot Cathedral Peak, broad 8,685-foot Remmel Mountain, and 8,334-foot Windy Peak hovering above Horseshoe Basin. But I had never visited a mine that I could enter and explore. Beautiful hiking trail and we saw evidence of horses and we encountered mountain bikers. ). It is a 23 mile (37 km) hike from the Cascade Pass parking lot to High Bridge, where shuttle service is available to Stehekin. Nearly every Horseshoe Basin trip report I’ve read has said that once you arrive, you never want to leave. Turn east onto Lake County 7 towards Weston Pass for 7.5 miles to the trailh… Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. Horseshoe Basin. Snoop around, but don’t venture beyond the shaft’s entrance. Horseshoe Basin Via Boundary Trail is a 20.1 kilometer moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Tonasket, Washington that features a river and is rated as difficult. Soon, the route really begins to climb, coming to a spur trail leading .25 mile to gorgeous West Opal Lake. Have fun! Horseshoe Lake Loop. The trailhead is at the very end of the Jeep road heading up Horseshoe Basin. Then turn right onto FR 4420-80 continuing for 1.4 miles trailhead. The North Cascades are full of old mining claims; piles of colorful tailings and rusted remains of sluices and Pelton wheels littered about. The elevation gain is spread out nicely and never steep so I would rate it as moderate. We headed right, planning on setting up a base camp at Louden Lake, just beyond Horseshoe Pass. And of course, thanks for your effort! Location: 36.020637, -105.535597. Consider following a faint track south for .5 mile to 8,104-foot Gray Peak’s open summit for stunning views down to Middle and East Oval Lakes. Continue for 5.7 rough miles (high clearance necessary) to trailhead. For an extended day hike, continue on to the Sahale Arm Trail. One can not help but want to hike up the inviting slopes of either Arnold Peak or Armstrong Mountain. The main trail continues steeply climbing reaching another trail junction. We were surprised to find ourselves sharing the basin with quite a few hunters (deer and bear were in season) on our trip. At 0.7 mi you will encounter a junction. Share a Video . If you’ve climbed Horseshoe Mountain, just drop off the peak heading west until you hit the Boundary Trail, turn right and walk to Horseshoe Basin. Horseshoe Basin – Pasayten: From Tonasket, follow the Loomis Highway west for 17 miles to Loomis. The trail continues descending into the Stehekin Valley crossing Doubtful Creek, which may be challenging in high water. Look for a sign indicating the turn for the Cascade River Road. Horseshoes are said to bring good luck. The lakes near the trail's southern endpoint—Horseshoe Lake, Lake Mamie and the Twin Lakes—are all popular recreation destinations, and campgrounds nearby accommodate overnight guests. Pyramid Lake, Ladyslipper and Cathedral Rimn Loop, Lake of the Woods, Goat Lake Trail and Lakeview Mountain, Glacier Lake, Cathedral Rim, Base of Grimface and Pyramid Lake Trail, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia. Taking other people's content (text, photos, etc) without permission is a copyright violation and NOT OKAY! 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