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Colchuck Lake - Aasgard Pass

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Pass Elevation: 7,800 feet
Hiking Distance: 6 miles one-way
Elevation gain: 4,400 feet
Access: Good gravel roads
Take Icicle Creek Road out of Leavenworth, turn left after 8.5 miles onto Eightmile Road, and continue on this dirt road for 3.8 miles to a large parking lot and the trailhead.
Having always been a popular destination, this trail is now even more of a zoo thanks to social media. Crowds should thin some once past the lake. The pass is spectacular and a challenging destination for many. The route is popular for people doing a one way long 20 mile day hike through the enchantments since camping permits are so hard to get. Be aware in spring conditions, many inexperience people have died either glissading down or falling into the hidden creek below the snowpack.
Access:
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This trip was just a hike with my wife. Came back later to climb. Links below:
Dragontail and Colchuck Peak
Little Annunpurna, Cannon and Enchantment
Giving the feet a cool bath
The climb up from Colchuck Lake to Aasgard Pass
Looking North from Aasgard Pass
Little Annunpurna
Colchuck Lake and Cashmere Mountain
Colchuck Lake and Cashmere Mountain
Nearing Colchuck Lake and looking up the valley to Lake Stuart area
Colchuck Peak from the lake
Dragontail Peak from the lake
Isolation Lake just on the other side of the pass
Summit of Dragontail Peak
Colchuck Lake
Little Annunpurna