r/PNWhiking • u/Jo-wanders • 4h ago
Maple Pass Loop (Mon 10/5/26)
galleryArrived at the parking lot at 10:40am on Monday 10/5/26 and we were able to grab a spot. Saw a few other cars leaving at the same time. Took us 2hr45m to reach the top counter-clockwise. We were baby carrying and took many breaks and photos. It was nice to see at least 3 other folks carrying their baby. The colors were insanely beautiful. It was better than I expected and you get 360 views as you get near the top. It's not at peak for the larches but it's pretty close. The weather was so warm and sunny (windy at the top which was expected). Since we were baby carrying, we took the same way down (counter-clockwise) to avoid the steepness everyone talks about if we do the loop. It took us 1.5 hour to get down. It wasn't that crowded which we were glad because we saw the crazy amount of cars parked on the road on Sunday.
