Hiking Guide
WTA's hiking guide is the most comprehensive database of hikes in Washington, and comprises content written by local hiking experts and user submitted information. All data is vetted by WTA staff. This resource is made possible by the donations of WTA members.
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Results List
4204 HikesChelan Summit
North Cascades > Methow/Sawtooth
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Length
- 38.0 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 6,500 feet
There is no doubt that Chelan Summit Trail is a long and challenging hike but once you reach the summit it will have been worth every step. You will get to experience flower filled meadows, rugged peaks, high alpine lakes, golden larches, and the North Cascades at your door step.
Moore Point
Central Cascades > Entiat Mountains/Lake Chelan
Moore Point Campground is closed to overnight use.
Moore Point is a starting point for hikers tackling the Lakeshore Trail, a popular spring backpacking trip. This trail is free from winter snow earlier than many thanks to its low elevation, and because of that, it can get quite full in the early season. Consider starting your hike midweek if you prefer to hike in solitude.
Obstruction Pass State Park
Puget Sound and Islands > San Juan Islands
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Length
- 1.9 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 305 feet
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Highest Point
- 225 feet
Moran State Park might have mountains and lakes, but Obstruction Pass has quiet, open forest, secluded campgrounds, and the largest public beach on Orcas Island. Take a quiet walk here and soak in the peaceful shoreline.
Moran State Park - Cascade Lake
Puget Sound and Islands > San Juan Islands
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Length
- 2.7 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 200 feet
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Highest Point
- 480 feet
Cascade Lake provides recreation opportunities for every kind of outdoor enthusiast. The main day-use area offers a picnic area, kitchen shelters, boat launches and rentals, a swimming beach, and fishing. One of the main attractions though is the loop trail that circles the lake. Walk along the shore of the lake and enjoy secluded viewpoints and tall trees.
Moran State Park - Sunrise Rock
Puget Sound and Islands > San Juan Islands
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Length
- 1.4 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 280 feet
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Highest Point
- 660 feet
Sunrise (or sunset) offer a time of introspection. In Moran State Park, find this time to mull over life atop Sunrise Rock.
Cape Disappointment State Park - Coastal Forest Loop
Southwest Washington > Long Beach Area
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Length
- 1.4 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 260 feet
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Highest Point
- 140 feet
Tucked off of Spur Road 100, the opposite direction from the Cape Disappointment State Park camping area, the Coastal Forest Loop offers a chance to experience the signature environment of this area in either a half mile or mile and a half loop. Be sure to snag the brochure offered at the park office with interpretive information corresponding to posts along the way.
Lewis and Clark State Park
Southwest Washington > Lewis River Region
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Length
- 2.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 125 feet
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Highest Point
- 525 feet
Lewis & Clark State Park contains one of the last intact stands of old-growth forest remaining in the Cowlitz Valley, as well as five miles of trails for hikers to explore.
Forest Park - Ridge Trail
Southwest Washington > Columbia River Gorge - OR
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Length
- 4.25 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 982 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,075 feet
Traverse Forest Park via an out-and-back or a point-to-point, soaking in urban forest that has old growth, wildflowers, mushrooms, berries and fauna, enjoying occasional glimpses of the Willamette and the fantastic St. Johns Bridge. If desired, take a side excursion along one of the connector trails near the Springville Road trailhead for an extended Tualatin Mountains experience.
Lucia Falls
Southwest Washington > Vancouver Area
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Length
- 1.1 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 20 feet
This short hike takes you to a delightful little waterfall; it's a good alternate to the longer, nearby Bells Mountain trail if you don't have the time or energy.
Paradise Valley Conservation Area
Puget Sound and Islands > Seattle-Tacoma Area
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Length
- 5.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 150 feet
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Highest Point
- 450 feet
Come hike the headwaters of the Bear Creek watershed in this close in Snohomish County Park near Woodinville. Here you will find a mature second growth forest, a wetland that plays a vital role in the health of this salmon stream plus a network of trails for any fitness level.
Quinault National Recreation Trails
Olympic Peninsula > Pacific Coast
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Length
- 4.25 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 350 feet
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Highest Point
- 475 feet
Providing miles of interconnected and gently graded trail, the Quinault National Recreation Trail System provides you with options to extend or shorten your trip into the Quinault Rainforest. The description provided follows Trail the Quinault Loop Trail 854, though it intersects with a few others at various points.
Anacortes Community Forest Lands - Four Summit Loop
Puget Sound and Islands > Bellingham Area
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Length
- 6.5 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,700 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,300 feet
Perhaps you have hiked to each of the four named high points of the Anacortes Community Forest Lands (ACFL), or even combined two of these "summits" for a longer hike (e.g. Little Round Top and Sugar Cube, or Mount Erie and Sugarloaf.) So here's a thought: why not do a grand tour that reaches all four named summits in a single loop hike?
Silver Falls - Grove of the Patriarchs Snowshoe
Mount Rainier Area > SE - Cayuse Pass/Stevens Canyon
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Length
- 9.9 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 400 feet
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Highest Point
- 2,500 feet
The bridge over the river to Grove of the Patriarchs is closed.
This snowshoe route may be relatively flat, but it's a hard one to get to, since the highway to this part of Mount Rainer National Park is closed in the winter. It takes a 3 mile road walk both ways in addition to the loop itself.
Jack's Run
North Cascades > Methow/Sawtooth
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Length
- 6.9 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 187 feet
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Highest Point
- 2,347 feet
Jack's Run is an gentle-grade double track for most of its length. It is mostly in the trees running alongside Driveway Butte with periodic views across meadows and up at Goat wall and peak. The trail's course makes a lollipop loop.
Methow Wildlife Area - Lewis Butte
North Cascades > Methow/Sawtooth
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Length
- 5.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 3,346 feet
A new trail makes this hike a 5-mile roundtrip, gently graded, obstacle-free hike to a broad summit with views of the Methow Valley and Sawtooth Mountains. Most of the trail has no shade and faces south, so it is best done early in the day.
Striped Peak
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
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Length
- 7.5 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 850 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,166 feet
Visit a multi-use trail to a summit that boasts coastal scenery, forests, rocky bluffs, tidepools, and a hearty climb to a 1,166-foot viewpoint over the Strait of Juan de Fuca
South Fork Walla Walla River
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 39.2 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,885 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,000 feet
This trail, just over the border in Oregon, begins at a BLM trailhead, and ends at Deduct Pond on Forest Service Road 65-650.
Packer's Trail
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 5.5 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 2,600 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,800 feet
This trail begins at Crooked Creek Trail 3100 and ends at Smooth Ridge Trail 3105 (Moore Flat). It is maintained for foot and horse traffic since it is located within the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness.
Mount Bonaparte Circumnavigation
Eastern Washington > Okanogan Highlands/Kettle River Range
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Length
- 16.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,250 feet
Mount Bonaparte, the tallest mountain in the Okanogan Highlands, dominates its corner of the world. The summit is 2500 feet higher than nearby Strawberry Mountain, and is 3700 feet higher than Bonaparte Lake. A very fine loop hike is available that will take you all the way around the mountain, with a short dash to the summit lookout included. Once you have completely surrounded Bonaparte, you can claim your own Waterloo success.
Dexter Ridge
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 5.0 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 2,547 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,500 feet
This unmaintained trail follows Dexter Ridge south across the Washington-Oregon border and down to the Wenaha River.
Oregon Butte
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 6.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 987 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,387 feet
The most prominent peak in the Blue mountains, the views from the trailhead are great, and just get better as hikers approach the Oregon Butte Lookout as the full expanse of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness unfolds before them in a 360 degree radius.
Grouse Mountain
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 5.0 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 400 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,000 feet
A great first-of-spring hike for the whole family less than an hour from Walla Walla. A top of ridge hike looks down into the North Fork of the Umatilla River.
Grizzly Bear Ridge - Wenaha River - Slick Ear Loop
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 20.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,300 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,400 feet
Explore from ridgelines to river in a remote corner of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness.
Caribou Ridge
Eastern Washington > Spokane Area/Coeur d'Alene
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Length
- 4.6 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 2,200 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,400 feet
This hike sits just over the Idaho border near the town of Coeur d’Alene. Although it’s in Idaho, the trailhead can be reached in under an hour from downtown Spokane.
Bonaparte Trail
Eastern Washington > Okanogan Highlands/Kettle River Range
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Length
- 11.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,700 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,250 feet
This trail welcomes hikers, equestrians, and ORVs alike an a trail that climbs from Bonaparte Lake to the still actively staffed Bonaparte Lookout. Two lookout, the historic and the more modern one, perch and squat respectively atop the summit of Bonaparte.
Mount Misery
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 16.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,401 feet
Despite the name, Mount Misery trail offers a delightful hike to the Oregon Butte Lookout, situated on a hilltop in the remote Blue Mountains.
Three Forks
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 6.6 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,100 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,700 feet
This trail has spectacular views into the high country and is well worth the effort it takes to get to the top.
Strawberry Mountain
Eastern Washington > Okanogan Highlands/Kettle River Range
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Length
- 3.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 890 feet
This moderate trail makes for a great family hike up Strawberry Mountain with good views of Lost Lake and Bonaparte Mountain.
Beth Lake
Eastern Washington > Okanogan Highlands/Kettle River Range
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Length
- 1.9 miles, roundtrip
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Highest Point
- 2,498 feet
This lakeside trail begins in Beaver Lake Campground and travels 1.9 flat miles to Beth Lake, offering opportunities to view fish and waterfowl including the Common Loon.
Pipsissewa Trail
Eastern Washington > Okanogan Highlands/Kettle River Range
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Length
- 4.2 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 860 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,420 feet
Take in beautiful views of Bonaparte Lake, heady pine forest, and beautiful rock gardens in this Eastern Washington escape.