If you are heading south on the 93, after taking exit 36 you need to follow an access road for about one mile to get to route 3. When you intersect route 3, MAKE A RIGHT. The trailhead parking lot will then be on your LEFT in roughly half a mile. If you make a left on route 3, there is a parking lot on your right after about one mile. There is also an unmarked trail which starts at this parking lot. The directions on this site might lead you to believe that this is the Skookumchuck Trail, and although the trail might eventually intersect the ST, it is not the official trailhead.
careful of the trail on the descent from Lafayette
i hiked this trail a number of years ago, in the summer, to the summit of LaFayette. The trail on the descent back to the parking lot takes a hard left turn. If your not paying attention you continue on the Garfield trail into the wilderness and far from your vehicle. We realized this only when we came across a pond. There was no pond on the trail we took up. As it was getting late we had no choice but to re climb Lafayette and then see if we could descend to the spend the night at the Greenleaf hut. We made it but needed assistance from a rescue team equipped with flashlights and provisions. Pay close attention to the trail on the return to your car.
Sam Page - Aug 26, 2007 10:23 am - Hasn't voted
ApproachIf you are heading south on the 93, after taking exit 36 you need to follow an access road for about one mile to get to route 3. When you intersect route 3, MAKE A RIGHT. The trailhead parking lot will then be on your LEFT in roughly half a mile. If you make a left on route 3, there is a parking lot on your right after about one mile. There is also an unmarked trail which starts at this parking lot. The directions on this site might lead you to believe that this is the Skookumchuck Trail, and although the trail might eventually intersect the ST, it is not the official trailhead.
pauljmattera@mac.com - Oct 13, 2019 7:27 am - Hasn't voted
careful of the trail on the descent from Lafayettei hiked this trail a number of years ago, in the summer, to the summit of LaFayette. The trail on the descent back to the parking lot takes a hard left turn. If your not paying attention you continue on the Garfield trail into the wilderness and far from your vehicle. We realized this only when we came across a pond. There was no pond on the trail we took up. As it was getting late we had no choice but to re climb Lafayette and then see if we could descend to the spend the night at the Greenleaf hut. We made it but needed assistance from a rescue team equipped with flashlights and provisions. Pay close attention to the trail on the return to your car.