Glacier Creek Road

Total Miles
2.7

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

This 5.4 mile out and back trail once accessed several backcountry hiking trails and views of the glaciers on Mt. Baker. This road has been washed out by the creek in multiple areas and has been closed to motorized vehicles at 2.9 miles but still open for hiking. This trail is passable by 2WD, AWD, and 4WD vehicles.

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Difficulty

On this trail you'll come across shallow mud holes.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Open all the way up for most vehicles, there are several previously cleared deadfalls, but at about 3160' alt there is a large tree suspended over the road that will limit taller vehicles. We stopped at Heliotrope Ridge TH (pictured). Snow was a few inches deep and churned up at trailhead, but road is compact snow and ice for a couple mile prior. Smith Basin Rd gate is still closed. Grouse Butte Rd appears open, unsure how far one can go with current snow levels.

Trail is open all the way to Heliotrope trail head and beyond. We went past the trail head to the picnic area which was supposed to have a view but it didn't, there are other great views of mount baker along the route. The road is a mix of paved and dirt but the paved sections are breaking down. All sorts of vehicles at the trailhead so it must be doable by 2 wheel drive etc.