The Mountain Loop Highway is a 55 mile route through the heart of the North Cascades offering not only a scenic drive but opportunities for hiking, camping, and picnicking. My first memories of the Mountain Loop are of blue tarp camping with my family in the campgrounds like Verlot and Gold Basin. My siblings and I would head up on hikes like Heather Lake with my mom as we grew older. I am now trying to explore the longer harder hikes, especially the ones I saw from a distance as I hiked the PCT in 2013.
My favorite places to stop post hike with friends are LJs Bistro & Bar, Mirkwood Public House, Creekside Ale House, Glorybucha Microbrewery, River Time Brewing, or just Pack A Cooler. You can learn more about these places in my Must Hike Must Eat Eating Out Guide.
Find out current conditions (especially because the road closes in the winter) and as always, practice Leave No Trace. Pretty Please.
Perry Creek Falls Mount Forgotten
Squire Creek Pass via Eight Mile Trail
Please see my Hike Index Page for a list of all the hikes on the website.
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