Hawkeye Point, Goat Lake to Snowgrass Flats Loop Hike in the Goat Rocks Wilderness

 Drove down to the Goat Rocks Wilderness off of FSR 21 to the Snowgrass Flats Trailhead to do a loop hike up to Goat Lake via Jordan Basin and across the Lily Basin Trail to Snowgrass Flats and back to the trailhead with a side trip up to Hawkeye Point. Fabulous hike with 14.3 miles and 3,000+ ft in elevation gain.We didn't see the side trail from Snowgrass Flats parking area to the Goat Lake Trail, so we did the short road walk to the Goat Lake trailhead. 

The Goat Lake trail is 2 miles through woods opens up with views of Jordan Basin. There were lots of wildflowers in bloom along the trail. Hawkeye Point can be seen in the distance.

There were several streams in Jordan Basin.

We saw several marmots in the boulder field.

5 miles from the trailhead, reach Goat Ridge,  1 mile side trail up to Hawkeye Point with 831 ft of gain








There were some snow fields on the trail to Hawkeye Point. Here a view of Mt Rainier.









From Hawkeye Point views Mt Rainier, Johnson Peak, Egg Butte (with 360 degree views we also saw: Old Snowy with Packwood Glacier, Mt Adams, Mt Hook, Mt St Helens, Juniper Ridge, Stonewall Ridge, and Angry Mountain)

Looking down at Goat Lake and over to Old Snowy fro Hawkeye Point.

On our way down from Hawkeye Point, we hiked over to explore some of these rocks on the ridge west of Hawkeye Point.

    

back at Goat Ridge, it is 1 mile to Goat Lake
View of Goat Ridge and Mt Adams











The trail to Goat Lake, looking towards Old Snowy













Goat Lake lies in a rocky cirque













along the shore of Goat lake

on the Lily Basin Trail 1.5 miles from Goat Lake to the Snowgrass Flat trail Junction

Lots of wildflowers along the trail

Looking back to Hawkeye Point and the Cirque that holds Goat Lake

Waterfall

Another waterfall high up font he cliffs

Old Snowy reflected in a pond

Mt Adams in the background

lots of wildflowers in bloom on the north side of Snowgrass Flats

another view of Old Snowy














 reach the Snowgrass Flat Trail, it is 4.9 miles to the trailhead

Some of the other wildflowers we saw along the trail today: