HIKING / BACKPACKING
Distance: 7.5 miles one way
Elevation Gain: 3200 feet

Maps: USGS Skykomish, Mount Daniel, Big Snow Mountain Greentrails - Skykomish #175, Stevens Pass #176

Necklace Valley is another one of those places where you can spend a week exploring all the lakes. The trail to the fun part is long and the West fork of the Foss River is crossed on a log that the forest service finally placed a rail on and the route has been moved and rejoins the trail heading up to jade. About halfway from the West fork, a bridge built by a club that stocks fish in mountain lakes crosses the creek and shortly after on the left a nice camp spot is found. Once jade Lake is reached, the gems are found and the lakes follow in quick succession. A cabin is found in the valley and if rats have not overtaken it or the roof does not leak it would make a place to hang out if trouble came.

Directions: Take US 2 1.8 miles east of Skykomish and turn right onto the Foss River Road. Follow the road for 3.6 miles to the Tonga Ridge Junction, take the right fork following the Foss River Road to the East Fork Foss River Trail at 4.2 miles. Parking and Trailhead is on the left.