Goat Lake
(Trail #647) HIKING / BACKPACKING
Distance: 10 miles round trip Hiking Time: 1-2 days High Point-
3161 feet
Elevation Gain: 1300 feet
Maps: USGS Bedal, Sloan Peak
Greentrails - Sloan Peak #111
Within Henry M. Jackson Wilderness lies Goat Lake, south of Sloan
Peak. The trail to the lake follows Elliot Creek to the 64 acre
Lake at 3161 feet. Abandoned mines are found in the area. Campfires
are prohibited and camping is permitted only at the old hotel
site.
Directions: From Verlot travel east on the Mountain Loop Highway
23 miles passing Barlow Pass and descending into the South Fork
Sauk river Valley. Turn right onto Elliot Creek Road #4080 and
drive I mile to the trailhead.