Hannegan Peak Trail is a 9.6 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Maple Falls, Washington that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from May until August. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
dogs on leash
birding
hiking
nature trips
snowshoeing
walking
forest
views
wild flowers
wildlife
snow
Directions from Glacier: Travel east on Mt. Baker Hwy. 542 for 12.5 miles. Turn left on Forest Road #32 (Hannegan Pass Road). Follow Road # 32 for 5 miles. The trailhead and parking area are located at the end of the road. A toilet is provided at the trailhead.
Overgrown trail loaded with black flies. once you break out of the valley and reach the pass at 5.0 miles, the climb gets steeper, then really steep :-) The views from the top are beautiful. The flowers were ok.....total miles logged was 11.
I did this hike on November 3,2017. The main road on baker is clean and easy to drive however, once you get off the main road and take the trail road it is not clear and there is a lot of snow. Must be confident driving backcountry in snow. I took my Subaru Outback and was okay taking it slow, 1 more foot of snow an I probably wouldn't make it to the trail head. Be prepared to snow shoe. I recommend snowshoes or it's going to be a grueling hike. Beautiful scenery! Must do in the summer as well.
Incredible views, too many peaks and waterfalls to count. Black flies were a bother, but well worth the trip. Excellent day hike, strenuous but a gradual gain for the first part of the trail.
Beautiful views and not too crowded. Highly recommend.
Favorite so far, a long exhausting day but AMAZING views. Panoramic from all sides. Hard but so worth it.
The 1 mile trail from the pass to the peak is moderately steep in places but also well defined and not overly difficult. Views start to open up fairly quickly and get better as you continue to gain elevation. The top of the peak is a surprisingly large flat open area with views of lofty peaks in every direction. Great hike and highly recommended.
If you can get past the crowds and the black flies in the valley, it doesn't get any better than this. One of the best views anywhere, great wildflowers, not too many people...just a great hike all around.