Icicle Creek Trail #1551
Wander along Icicle Creek, exploring the valley in search of the perfect swimming hole.
Total Distance: 10.0 miles
Total Ascent: 500ft
Highest Point: 3200ft
Total Ascent: 500ft
Highest Point: 3200ft
Take US 2 to Leavenworth. Just before you enter town, take a right onto Icicle Creek Road (FR 76). Continue to follow Icicle Creek Road as the pavement turns to gravel at 12.5 miles and then keeping right at the Y just beyond. At 16.7 miles reach Rock Island Campground. Take a left, crossing over Icicle Creek and continue another 1.8 miles to the Icicle Creek Trailhead, 18.5 miles from US 2. Privy available. View Google Directions >>
Begin the hike by follow the Icicle Creek Trail #1551 into the old growth, soon coming within earshot of the tumbling creek and entering the Alpine Lakes Wilderness at 0.3 miles. Breeze along hardpacked tread, quickly reaching French Creek Camp at 1.5 miles. This is a popular and well-established camp that serves as a stopping point for first-time backpackers or those on a longer journey.
Continue past the camp to reach a footbridge spanning French Creek. Just beyond the bridge reach the junction with the French Creek Trail #1595 at 1.7 miles. Find the French Ridge Trail #1564 junction at the 2.1 mile-mark, leading up to a former lookout site. Stick to the valley bottom, eventually rounding the ridge into a long view of the valley with the Bulls Tooth rising in the distance.
Wander deeper into the trees as Icicle Creek flows through broad meadows and over logjams. After a little over two miles, reach a sturdy bridge crossing over Icicle Creek and not far beyond reach the Junction with the Frosty-Wildhorse Trail #1592 and a good turn around point for dayhikers.There's a lot more to Icicle Creek, and you can learn all about it in Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide. You'll find a trail map, route descriptions, history, and more for this and many other hikes throughout the State. Help support hikingwithmybrother.com and the work we do by picking up a copy!
Continue past the camp to reach a footbridge spanning French Creek. Just beyond the bridge reach the junction with the French Creek Trail #1595 at 1.7 miles. Find the French Ridge Trail #1564 junction at the 2.1 mile-mark, leading up to a former lookout site. Stick to the valley bottom, eventually rounding the ridge into a long view of the valley with the Bulls Tooth rising in the distance.
Wander deeper into the trees as Icicle Creek flows through broad meadows and over logjams. After a little over two miles, reach a sturdy bridge crossing over Icicle Creek and not far beyond reach the Junction with the Frosty-Wildhorse Trail #1592 and a good turn around point for dayhikers.There's a lot more to Icicle Creek, and you can learn all about it in Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide. You'll find a trail map, route descriptions, history, and more for this and many other hikes throughout the State. Help support hikingwithmybrother.com and the work we do by picking up a copy!
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