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Route Name: Porter Mountain via Cascade Lake Trail
Route Length: 2.8 miles
Starting Point: Trail Head, Cascade Mountain from Cascade Lake Trail
Ending Point: Porter Mountain Summit
From the trail head, the trail starts out descending and then starts climbing at a moderate grade. After a half mile, the trail starts to climb steeply and then levels off just past a mile. From here, the trail alternates between moderate climbing to mostly level climbing. The trial then climbs a very steep section until you reach the junction with the Porter Mountain Trail after 2.1m.
Length: 2.1 miles
Difficulty of this Section: 2 Out of 4
From the summit of Porter Mountain, the trail descends lightly and then descends steeply until you reach the col between Porter and Cascade. From the col, the trail climbs up moderately until you reach the junction with the Cascade Mountain from Cascade Lake Trail after 0.7m.
Length: 0.7 miles
Difficulty of this Section: 2 Out of 4