Thunderhead Hiking Trail

Nice hiking, especially from the top of the ski lift.

If you take the ski lift behind the Sheraton as far up as it goes, you will find yourself at a Taco Shack food truck and an entrance to the Thunderhead Hiking Trail. You can take the trail as far as ...

2300+ feet of elevation gain in under 3.5 miles. Not for faint of heart.

Nothing 'gentle' about this hike at all, as a previous reviewer said. Do not be fooled. You are walking up a ski hill. To think this is a mellow hike will leave all but the fittest unprepared....

Harder than rated hike

We took this 4 mile hike down from the gondola. We were told it was an easy 90 min to 2 hour hike. It’s pretty grueling and took close to 3 hours. Beautiful but not for beginners. Make sure you are ...

Still sore two days later

We are casual, but experienced, hikers and this trail kicked our butts! We took it from the top of the lift down and decided to take the access road once we reached mid-mountain. There hasn’t been muc...

great hike!

We are "flat landers" who hiked up the mountain (with numerous breath breaks) and totally enjoyed the experience. We were rewarded with a chair lift ride down to view the amazing sites below. Well mar...