Cascade Pass Hike (Cascades Pass Hike) - Northern Cascades National Park
The hike to Cascade Pass in Northern Cascades National Park was part of my California to Canada road trip
I hiked up to Cascades Pass two times - once with my fiddle and once with my family.
The trail to Cascade Pass is 3.7 miles (6 km) one way - 7.4 miles up and back.
Elevation gained in climb up to the pass is 1700' (550 m) - it's considered a moderate hike. It didn't seem that hard to me, but I went slow and stopped, rested, played my fiddle and took pictures quite a bit. There is some shade for the first part of hike
You start the hike at the Cascade Pass Trail Head. The trail head parking lot isn't that big and often fills up early. I was camped just outside the national park but drove to the trail head parking area with my camp stove and ate breakfast at the trail head - by the time I finished my breakfast, the parking lot was full. The Cascade Pass Trail Head is in a beautiful spot and has a picnic table - the Northern Cascades National Park website hike description has many more details about the hike.
I have a Cascade Pass Hike Video - the video includes me fiddling at the pass and people dancing - very fun!
Here are pictures from my Cascade Pass hikes:
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| Cascades National Park - view of mountains |
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| Deer in Cascades National Park |
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| Beginning hike to Cascades Pass |
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| Hiking with fiddle - Hike to Cascade Pass |
I hiked with my fiddle up to Cascades pass. People kept wanting to take a picture of me with my fiddle. They would ask what type of music I played - so I would play something. I even had people dancing on the pass at Cascades Pass while I fiddled - it was lots of fun. I took some video that includes me fiddling and people dancing at Cascade Pass |
| Hike to Cascade Pass |
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| Hike to Cascade Pass |
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| Hiking with fiddle |
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| Fiddle playing just past Cascades Pass |
This is the hike to Cascades pass with my family:
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| Breakfast with my family at picnic area by trail head to Cascades Pass |
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| Hiking up to Cascades Pass with my family - I hiked up to Cascades Pass twice - Once with my fiddle and once with my family. |
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| The trail to Cascades Pass - near the pass |
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| Cascades Pass |
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| Cascades Pass |
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| Cascades Pass - hikers looking east at Cascades Pass |
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| Cascades Pass |
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| Cascades Pass with my family |
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| Cascades Pass - looking east toward lake Chelan |
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| Cascades National Park Mountains |
