Lake Valhalla
3 days ago
Vibrant fall colors, lake is a turquoise jewel
15 this month · 95 reports
Heather Lake (near Lake Wenatchee)
Central Cascades
updated 2 weeks ago
The trail to Heather Lake is currently impassable due to a mud/rock slide or washout as of September 7. The road leading to the trailhead is also closed four miles from the trailhead, making access impossible as of September 7. There were no bugs reported.
Generated from 11 trip reports. Trails change faster than reports do, so check anything you’d turn around for.
What hikers ask about Heather Lake (near Lake Wenatchee)
Generated from the most recent trip reports, newest 2 weeks ago. Check anything you’d turn around for.
The trail to Heather Lake is reported as difficult to impossible to navigate due to a mud/rock slide or washout as of September 7.
The road to the Heather Lake trailhead is impassable and closed four miles from the trailhead as of September 7.
No recent activity has been reported at Heather Lake other than the trail and road closures as of September 7.
No bugs were reported on the trail as of September 7.
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Trail notes generated from recent reports. Conditions change fast.
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Recent2 weeks ago
Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - East
Road was closed 4 miles from trail head.
Older12 months ago
Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - East
Trail was in great condition. There were 6 fallen trees which were not difficult to get around. Bugs were only a minimal annoyance at the trailhead and then were non-existent for the rest of the hike ...
Older13 months ago
Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - East
I heard about this hike on The Washington State Hiking Podcast (thanks Jennie and Craig!), in their episode about best swimming lakes. While the water was just a tad too cold (for me) to outright swim...
Older24 months ago
Central Cascades
Thankfully did NOT encounter any hornets or aggressive bees today. We’d heard they were still bad last weekend but not a buzz or bee sighting going up or coming back.
Older24 months ago
Central Cascades
The bees are terrible and very aggressive!! They are marked with colored tape but are literally right on the trail. We went past one not knowing exactly where it was at and about 30 bees came swarming...
Older24 months ago
Central Cascades
Trail was wonderful! Lots of streams, two bridges to cross. We met two separate groups of hunters coming down the trail. We asked about bees and they said they didn’t see any or have any problems. Tha...
Older24 months ago
Central Cascades
We got to the trailhead at 9ish and the parking lot was empty! Bonus, clean bathroom available. Trail was easy and super pretty with a ton of variety of mushrooms. We passed a log bridge with a rope w...
Older24 months ago
Central Cascades
Reports of aggressive yellow jackets/wasps proved not to be a problem - perhaps too cool; plus, I sprayed all my clothes and hat with permethrin and wore a head net in the 1/2-mile zone. The area is w...
Older25 months ago
Central Cascades
The trail is in good condition except multiple hornets nests between miles 2-3. 6 out of 10 of us had multiple stings.
Older25 months ago
Central Cascades
The trail was in good condition with no major obstacles except for a section where wasps built nests along the trail. both my pup and I were bit - but that’s the great outdoors for you! The lake was g...