Scenic hikes in MRNP

[Toast]

I have friends coming into town in September who want a good hike inside the park. What are a few good day hikes? Needs to be non technical and on-trail.

 

Thanks

[lizard_brain]

Spray Park. 6 mi. RT., 1300' gain. Plus you have the option of scrambling Hessong Rock for more views, if you feel up to it. Make sure to catch Spray Falls on the way back - go beyond the end of the little spur trail - just a few hundred more yards up and beyond the end of the trail - for the REAL falls. Nice place.

 

Hessong Rock from Spray Park:

 

Rainier from Hessong Rock:

 

Spray Falls:

[lizard_brain]

Try this, too.

[sirwoofalot]

Spray Park. 6 mi. RT., 1000' gain. Plus you have the option of scrambling Hessong Rock for more views, if you feel up to it. Make sure to catch Spray Falls on the way back - go beyond the end of the little spur trail - just a few hundred more yards up and beyond the end of the trail - for the REAL falls. Nice place.

 

Hessong Rock from Spray Park:

 

Rainier from Hessong Rock:

 

Spray Falls:

 

Good Question! Thank you for asking as I want to hear some of these answers. I have heard of spray falls, and always wanted to take the family there. I think that is out of Mowich Lake area.

 

I was going to say Camp Muir is always a fun if you want to do somw work.

 

 

[sirwoofalot]

Try this, too.

 

Lizar Brain,

I wish I had a lizard Brain! I saved this web site to my favorites as Hiking Lizard Brains! thanks,

 

[lizard_brain]

Spray Park and Spray Falls are out of Mowich Lake. Spray Park is a large meadow about 3 miles in from the TH at Mowich Lake. Spray Falls spur trail is somewhere around 2 miles (just a guess). The spur trail is less than 1/4 mile long. Scramble a couple hundred feet up beyond the end of it to get to the real views of the falls (like in the pic). To get up to Hessong, there is a scrambler's trail somewhere to the right of Hessong Rock that goes to the saddle on the ridge. Go around the back of Hessong and there is a trail up the back side. It's just a steep walk.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

 

+1

 

Spray Park will get you the most bang for your buck

 

[nolanr]

Summerland from just before the White River CG.

 

Anything around Sunrise area, numerous options, some of which can be combined into loops.