This route starts from Rattlesnake Lake and then ascends over Rattlesnake Ridge. From there the route descends to Raging River and then crosses over into Tiger Mountain. The trail then ascends to East Tiger, and West Tiger I, II, III. These four summits are followed by a steep descent of Section Line down to Issaquah Creek. From Issaquah Creek the trail switches to a short road stretch to enter Squak Mountain. The climb begins again with an ascent of East Ridge to Central and West Squak Peak.

This is a hiking trail that you usually do on a multiple days trip. From Chartierville to Woburn, by the SF1 all the way. Around 82K and 4200 meters of elevation gain on a pretty remote trail that follows the border between Canada and the US and goes on top of the montagne de Marbre and Gosford. The trail is not easy to follow, even with the markers, and it's worst at night, so if you ever try that, be well prepared! Don't think you'll be able to run a lot, because you don't see what's on the ground most of the time, and it gets worst in July...

The biggest reason to do the Goechala trek is the grand views of the big mountains that you see. You don’t just see one summit — the Kanchenjunga — but 14 other big summits. That’s a lot for any trek — especially as close to the eyes as on the Goechala trek. It is no wonder that trekkers consider Goechala to be the closest to the big mountain treks of Nepal.

Before we dive into the details about the Goechala trek, here is a little backdrop of why Goechala is well-known among trekkers all over the world: