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SUMMARY:Gold Lake-Maiden Trail-PCT loop
DESCRIPTION:WEATHER UPDATE:  THERE WILL BE RAIN THIS WEEKEND WITH SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 5K FEET SAT. NIGHT AND SUNDAY\, THEN LOWERING FURTHER (BUT WITH LESS PRECIPITATION) SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY MORNING.  I SUSPECT A LOT OF SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN FREEZE WITH 6-12 INCHES NEW SNOW ON TOP.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 20s MONDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.  I’M CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE\, BUT WE MAY ENCOUNTER HEAVY\, WET SNOW AT OUR TOP ELEVATION\, 6370 FEET AND PERHAPS ICY CONDITIONS THE FIRST AND LAST 3 MILES. This is a great loop from Gold Lake to the Maiden Peak Trail to where it connects with the PCT.   I soloed the loop back to Willamette Pass last spring\, and most of it was unbroken.  Climbing is significant from Skyline Trail junction to well along the  PCT to Maiden Peak Shelter (700′)\, which is a great place to have lunch.  Then it is along contours and climbs (370′) before descending to Upper Rosary Lake and back along the PCT\, going across the bottom of Willamette Pass Ski Area back to Gold Lake (we are allowed to do that\, I checked.)  Whether we can do this depends a lot on the snow conditions.  If we are breaking trail all the way to the PCT and Maiden Peak Shelter\, we will instead return the way we came\, at least on broken trail\, for 11.4 miles RT.  If the snow is great and people feel up to it\, we could go back via Tait’s Loop\, but I don’t see that as a realistic goal.  Another turn around point would be the Skyline Trail or even use that to cut off more of the loop\, although I’d like to reach the shelter.  Be flexible for this one.
URL:https://obsidians.org/event/gold_lake-maiden_trail-pct_loop-24509/
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