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High Hut
Mount Rainier Area
updated 2 months ago
The trail to High Hut is reported as snow-free and in good condition as of July 3. The gravel road leading to the trailhead is suitable for all vehicles. However, bugs were described as terrible on July 3. The trail itself is noted as being more of a gravel road, with a continuous, gradual 2,000 ft elevation gain over roughly 7 miles. Parking is available in a small lot that accommodates 10-12 cars, and the lot was about half full around 8:30 AM on July 3.
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The last report from July 3 described bugs as terrible. No more recent information is available regarding bug activity.
As of July 3, the gravel road to the trailhead was suitable for all vehicles. There are no more recent reports on road conditions.
The trail was reported as snow-free and in good condition on July 3. It is characterized as a gravel road with a continuous, gradual 2,000 ft elevation gain over approximately 7 miles.
The trailhead has a small parking lot that can fit about 10-12 cars. On July 3, the lot was approximately half full by 8:30 AM.
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Trail notes generated from recent reports. Conditions change fast.
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Older2 months ago
Mount Rainier Area > SW - Longmire/Paradise
📍High HutViews: 1.5/10 - It was super cloudy when we got to the top, so we didn’t really have any views. On a non cloudy day, I would assume you could have a great view of Rainier! Also, the “trail” i...
Older3 months ago
Mount Rainier Area > SW - Longmire/Paradise
We got to the upper parking lot in our low-clearance hybrid with no issues. The road up was in good shape, with few bugs because of a steady breeze.It was our first time staying at High Hut and the vi...
Older5 months ago
Mount Rainier Area > SW - Longmire/Paradise
Mostly road to walk up, but was nice and getting down was quick.
Older5 months ago
Mount Rainier Area > SW - Longmire/Paradise
Overnight hike to High Hut hoping to enjoy Mt. Rainier in all it's majesty was stymied by average PNW spring weather. Thick wind driven fog which turned into freezing fog after sunset. Did see some s...
Older5 months ago
Mount Rainier Area > SW - Longmire/Paradise
Hiked from the upper sno park and it was gorgeous! The first ~0.8mi are super dry, you do get into some slushy spots after that. Spikes helped with traction, but you could do it without. The trail win...
Older5 months ago
Mount Rainier Area > SW - Longmire/Paradise
Hiked up to High Hut Friday morning/afternoon (and stayed overnight!), then hiked back down Saturday morning. This was a steep trail, and we had to stop for breaks many times on the way up. There was ...
Older6 months ago
Mount Rainier Area > SW - Longmire/Paradise
3 days and 2 nights in the hut w/ 3 moms and 6 kiddos. 7.5 miles w/ 2k gain roughly.You’re able to drive to the upper lot with no snow on the road. Snow starts at the gate. First 1.5-2 miles was on an...
Older17 months ago
Mount Rainier Area
High Hut is my go-to here, but I decided to scope out the Bruni's Snow Bowl Hut instead today. I am tagging High Hut though, because they share a large chunk of trail.Road:Some sections of gnarly poth...
Older18 months ago
Mount Rainier Area
Nice snowshoe from the upper snow Park parking lot. It is all uphill, we checked in with 7 1/2 miles and 1950 feet of vertical gain, round-trip. Once we got up a couple hundred feet, we put on our sno...
Older18 months ago
Mount Rainier Area
Eight of us snowshoed to High Hut on a close to perfect day. The upper parking lot was open and the road was in good condition with with either bare surfaces or compacted snow. The trail had been ob...