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Ridge-top meadows stretching for miles await you here, though you’ll work to reap those rewards. The trail climbs steeply from the low valley bottom to the high ridgeline, but once aloft on those airy plains, you’ll stroll through endless fields of flowers, basking in the glorious views of the South Cascades peaks, from the mammoth volcanoes—Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens, and even Oregon’s Mount Hood—to the modest little knobs and knolls that make up the heart of the range—Juniper Peak, Jumbo Peak, Sunrise, Dark Mountain, etc.
The Juniper ridge Trail climbs south from the trailhead, passing through an old clear-cut before ascending through long, looping switchbacks up the snout of the ridge. For more than 2 miles, the trail climbs, offering frequent photogenic views out over the forest and mountains to the north.
Ridge-top meadows stretching for miles await you here, though you’ll work to reap those rewards. The trail climbs steeply from the low valley bottom to the high ridgeline, but once aloft on those airy plains, you’ll stroll through endless fields of flowers, basking in the glorious views of the South Cascades peaks, from the mammoth volcanoes—Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens, and even Oregon’s Mount Hood—to the modest little knobs and knolls that make up the heart of the range—Juniper Peak, Jumbo Peak, Sunrise, Dark Mountain, etc.
The Juniper ridge Trail climbs south from the trailhead, passing through an old clear-cut before ascending through long, looping switchbacks up the snout of the ridge. For more than 2 miles, the trail climbs, offering frequent photogenic views out over the forest and mountains to the north.
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