A few friends decided to do an end-of-season backpack trip to Ashland Lakes along the Mountain Look Highway in the North Cascades. While it was gray and rainy, and we got quite soggy on our hike out, we enjoyed great company and views of three alpine lakes (Lower Ashland, Upper Ashland, and Beaver Plant.) The real discovery for me was that this would be a great place to take younger scouts backpacking. It was a relatively short hike with little elevation gain that takes the hiker by three small, but pretty lakes. There were a couple of great spots for group camping as well along with pit toilets at each lake.
I didn't get many pictures, because the weather was not very cooperative, but here are a few that I did take.
Lower Ashland Lake, near campsite
GPS Info
We collected all of the following data from our GPS unit during the adventure:Maps
Coordinates and other details
| 12.1 Miles 6:13:55 (moving) 1.94 MPH (moving) N47 36.519' W121 23.163' |
If you would like to use this info with your GPS unit, the full GPX file is here.
If you want to view this in Google Earth, you can download the KMZ files of the track and topographic overlay.
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