Please take care to protect the plants by hiking and resting only on durable surfaces such as the trail, snow or rocks. This area has very fragile vegetation.The trail and parking area can be very crowded during summer months.The road typically opens to the Cascade Pass parking lot by the end of June, except in heavy snow years when it may not open until early July. The road is paved for the first third and then becomes gravel, with some narrow and steep sections near the end. Access: The Cascade River Road leaves State Route 20 at Marblemount and extends 23.1 miles (37 km) to the trailhead, about an hour's drive.Distance and elevation: 3.7 miles (6 km) one way / 1700 ft (550 m) elevation gain (to Sahale Glacier: 5.9 miles (9.5 km) one way / 3940 ft (1200 m) elevation gain).Round a corner on this hike and see Sahale mountain, its glacier, and. Summer hikes bring beautiful wildflowers, in the fall, you’ll find mountain blueberries. Hike through alpine meadows contrasted by the nearby mountains. Difficulty: Moderate to Cascade Pass strenuous to Sahale Glacier. Cascade Pass Trail, North Cascade National Park.Just to the east of the pass, the strenuous Sahale Arm Trail veers steeply north for another 2.2 miles (3.5 km) to the toe of the Sahale Glacier. We wish it were easier to determine which pass you need, but to be honest. From the pass, hikers may return back to the trailhead or explore in several directions. If you plan to hike or camp, chances are youll need a pass of some kind. Kitling, Black, and other huge mountains of the North Cascades. The trail switchbacks through cool forests, traverses through meadows, and ends at a spectacular viewpoint at the pass. From the Easy Pass Trail, it looms as a solitary sentinal on the north side of the pass. Cascade Pass is the most popular day hike in the national park and can be quite busy on summer weekends.
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