This route was designed by Kathy Vaughan and is based on a bypass route that Kathy and Ras took for resupply while on their massive UP loop a couple years ago.
This is a loop course and can be done in either direction starting at any point along the route. The route connects the following trails:
- PCT Section J between Stevens Pass and the junction with Surprise Creek Trail between Trap Lake and Suprise Lake
- The Suprise Creek Trail from the PCT to US 2
- And then connecting Suprise Creek back to the PCT via either Old Cascade Highway -or- Iron Goat Trail
For more information on this route, watch Kathy's description here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzfsTQeZ6J8&t=1083s