North Cascades National Park hiking guide
Maple Pass Loop Trail
A 6.7-mile loop with 2,240 ft of climbing in Rainy Pass, rated difficult.
Key facts
- Length
- 6.7 mi (10.8 km)
- Elevation gain
- 2,240 ft (682 m)
- Route type
- Loop
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Area
- Rainy Pass
About Maple Pass Loop Trail
The loop climbs through forest, meadows and boulder fields where pikas call from the rocks, with wildflowers on the ridgelines in summer and golden larches in fall. From the high points the views reach Black Peak and the Liberty Bell group, and a side trip to Lake Ann leads to a lake sitting in a glacial cirque. Though the route sits just outside the national park boundary, its high points look across the park's peaks.
Route map
This route was checked by Parka editors.
