Heliotrope Ridge

Park: Mt Baker Wilderness Area

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Green Trails #13 - Mt Baker

5.2 km one way.

Terrain: Intermediate

Elevations (in meters)
Start:	1111	End:	1706
Minimum:	1111	Maximum:	1706
Net Gain:	595	Cumulative Gain:	595

Heliotrope Ridge Trailhead: Take US highway 542 to the town of Glacier, 1 mile beyond the town turn right onto Glacier Creek road 39 and continue to a parking lot signed "Heliotrope Ridge Trail". (A $5 parking fee is charged.)

Facilities available at the trailhead include:

Toilets and/or outhouses

Uses

Dayhike

3 boot (moderate).

2.5 hours one way.

Features

This trail features flowers, forests, glacial views, meadows, mountains and Magnificent views of the Coleman Glacier from the end of the trail.

Hazards

Unbridged creek crossings (can be crossed by rock hopping but be careful for wet and slippery rocks).

Other trails in Mt Baker Wilderness Area

Elbow Lake
Excelsior Ridge
Lake Ann
Panorama Dome
Ridley Creek
Yellow Aster Butte

Trail-conditions

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