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From I-5 take
Highway I-90 East. Take Exit 80 to Roslyn, Salmon La Sac.On the
ramp turn left at the Stop sign and follow the road for 2.8 miles
to T-junction. Turn left onto Highway 903 North. Continue on through
Roslyn to Y-junction in 16.7 miles
and turn
right onto Fish Lake Road 4330. In about 1.5 mile the road passes
a right turn to Davis Peak Trail 1324. Continue straight on 4330
for 7.6 miles to Scatter Creek. There is no bridge here and, when
the water is high, crossing could present a challenge to the cars
with low clearance. Pass the creek there is North Scatter Creek
Trail 1328 trailhead, toilet is available here. In 2 miles the road
passes Paddy Go Easy Pass Trail 1595.1, in another mile there is
Cathedral Pass Trail 1345
trailhead, and in 0.1 mile the road reaches Deception Pass Trail
trailhead.
Follow Deception
Pass Trail 1376 for 4.7 miles to the junction with Robin
Lakes Trail 1376.1 Continue on Robin
Lakes Trail 1376.1 for 3 miles to Upper Robin Lake.
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July
24, 2003
Take
Deception Pass Trail 1376
and follow it for 4.7 miles to the junction with Robin Lakes Trail
1376.1. Follow Robin Lakes Trail
for 3 miles to Upper Robin Lake.
First
Access:
The route starts on the north-west side of the Upper Robin Lake.
For about 0.2 mile it follows north shore and turns onto the east
shore. The trail makes a short steep climb and then continues up
gradually along the east shore. In about 0.6 mile it comes close
to the first summit. From here the route steeply climbs up the rocky
slope for 0.1 mile to the first summit that provides good view of
the Upper Robin Lake. Continuing further the route follows the ridge
as it leads for 0.1 mile to the main summit (7144 ft). Exceptional
view opens up on Mount Rainier  ,
Mount Daniel ,
Glacier Peak, Mount Baker, Upper
and Lower
Robin Lakes and Klonaqua Lake .
Second
Access:
Please note that this route is more difficult then the first access.
The trail starts from the south-east side of the Upper Robin Lake.
It steeply climbs for 0.4 mile to the top of the ridge. The trail
turns left, makes a steep quick descend and crosses a snow field.
As the route comtinues climbing, aiming to the Granite Mountain,
in 0.2 mile it reaches a first summit. Follow the ridge for 0.1
mile to the main summit .
Exceptional view opens up on Mount Rainier, Mount Daniel, Glacier
Peak, Mount Baker Robin Lakes and Klonaqua Lake.
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