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
4203 HikesSnoqualmie Ridge Trail – Deep Creek Trail
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
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Length
- 7.62 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 500 feet
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Highest Point
- 840 feet
Deep Creek Trail begins at Azalea Park and connects to a variety of local trails in the city of Snoqualmie.
Snoqualmie Ridge Trail Network - Deer Park Trail
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
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Length
- 1.78 miles, roundtrip
This short and sweet loop hike offers a wonderful little retreat into nature within the city of Snoqualmie. There are plenty of opportunities to spot some waterfowl as you pass the multiple retention ponds along the way. Listen to croaking frogs as you pass by wetland areas and even some old growth trees.
Silver Falls Interpretive Trail
Central Cascades > Entiat Mountains/Lake Chelan
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Length
- 1.2 miles, roundtrip
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Highest Point
- 2,400 feet
With a flat grade and plenty of benches and signs, this trail makes for a calming stroll through a beautiful area, no matter the occasion.
Sherpa Peak
Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
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Elevation Gain
- 7,400 feet
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Highest Point
- 8,600 feet
The route to Sherpa Peak is a Class 5 and involved exposed climbing. Gear and experience are recommended.
Scout Patrol Peak
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
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Elevation Gain
- 2,724 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,693 feet
This summit is off the south side of I-90. Route finding experience required.
Scout Lake
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
The route to Scout Lake is not an official Forest Service trail. The route is not maintained and requires route-finding skills to navigate.
Sasse Ridge Snowshoe
Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
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Length
- 15.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,700 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,400 feet
Visitors to Sasse Ridge in the winter should have winter travel experience, a route planned, and the ability identify and understand avalanche risk in the backcountry.
Sasse Ridge
Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
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Length
- 5.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,400 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,730 feet
A lovely ridge walk to a somewhat underwhelming mountaintop, with connections to other destinations in the area.
Saska Peak
Central Cascades > Entiat Mountains/Lake Chelan
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Elevation Gain
- 8,404 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,254 feet
Rock Creek Falls
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
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Length
- 11.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,100 feet
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Highest Point
- 3,400 feet
In spite of old-growth trees and stunning views of waterfalls and mountains, this trail is rarely visited. The road is rough, but if you're willing to brave it, you'll be rewarded with a beautiful, quiet hike on this trail.
Roaring Ridge Snowshoe via Road 9070
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
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Length
- 10.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,200 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,988 feet
A snowshoe along a road to the summit of a mountain in the Snoqualmie Pass area.
Roaring Creek
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
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Length
- 0.6 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 105 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,486 feet
The Roaring Creek Trail connects the popular Mount Si and Mount Teneriffe Trails. This short trail through serene forests can be used to make a small loop with nearby trails such as Talus Loop Trail, or as a connector for a challenging day that includes both Mount Si Trail and Mount Teneriffe Trail.
Red Mountain via Money Creek Road
Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West
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Highest Point
- 5,576 feet
A scramble that requires climbing gear and route-finding experience.
Red Mountain Snowshoe
Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
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Length
- 8.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,560 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,880 feet
Spectacular views into Alpine Lakes Wilderness, from the Teanaway backcountry and The Enchantments to the east, Mount Daniel and surrounding peaks to the north, to Snoqualmie mountain ranges to the west. As always, Mount Rainier solemnly guarding the south as always.
Blazer Lake
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
Rainbow and Blazer Lakes sit along the Defiance Trail between Mason Lake and the Pratt Lake Trail junction. Blazer is reached on an abandoned trail that starts just west of the Rainbow outlet creek.
Quick Creek Camp
Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
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Length
- 12.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 950 feet
Waptus Pass Trail connects Pete Lake Trail with the Waptus River Trail, climbing steeply out of the Salmon La Sac area to Pete Lake and Waptus Lake to reach Waptus Pass.
Preston Creek Road Snowshoe
Central Cascades > Entiat Mountains/Lake Chelan
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Length
- 13.8 miles, roundtrip
Preston Creek Road is a relaxing snowshoe along Forest Service Road 5501, accessible directly off Entiat River Road. The path is easy to follow and features several amazing viewpoints. Less than a mile from the trailhead (0.75 miles to be precise), views of the Entait Valley open up, and as you continue up 1.5 miles, Baldy Mountain comes into view. The modest elevation gain is quite gradual, and while you can usually hear the traffic from the Entiat River Road, the noise is minimal.
Preacher Mountain
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
A peak scramble that requires route finding expertise and gear to complete.
Polallie Ridge
Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
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Length
- 8.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,300 feet
Heading right up the nose of the ridge it’s named after, Polallie will give you a workout. It’s steep, it’s rocky, and there are very few views. Head all the way to Diamond Lake for an overnight, go further into the Alpine Lakes wilderness, or call it quits whenever your glutes have had enough.
Pinnacle Mountain
Central Cascades > Entiat Mountains/Lake Chelan
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Elevation Gain
- 5,722 feet
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Highest Point
- 8,402 feet
There is no formal trail to the summit of Pinnacle Mountain. However, it can be reached by going off trail. Gear and experience is recommended.
Philadelphia Mountain
Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West
Summit above Lake Serene and Bridal Veil Falls. No trail. Gear and expertise required.
Palmer Mountain
Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West
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Elevation Gain
- 5,051 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,206 feet
Summit scramble in the Central Cascades off of Highway 2. Gear and expertise required.
Olney Falls
Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West
There is no public access to Olney Falls. Please refrain from visiting this area.
Olallie State Park - Olallie Trail
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
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Length
- 18.4 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,600 feet
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Highest Point
- 3,500 feet
The Olallie Trail in Olallie State Park is a new (as of Fall 2017) trail dedicated to mountain bikers, but open to all forms of non-motorized recreation such as hiking and horseback riding. It takes recreators up the slopes of Mount Washington above the I-90 corridor. Stop at multiple viewpoints on your way up that look north across I-90 towards the rest of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
Olallie Mountain Snowshoe
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
A little-known summit south of I-90. Route finding skills and climbing equipment are necessary to achieve the summit.
Nursery Peak
Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
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Elevation Gain
- 6,967 feet
A summit in the Cascades. Gear and expertise required.
Not So Sasse Peak
Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
A scramble off of I-90 near Cle Elum. Route-finding experience recommended.
North Scatter Creek
Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
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Length
- 5.8 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,900 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,200 feet
Hike a steep trail up to a high pass in the Wenatchee mountains above the upper Cle Elum River.
Natapoc Mountain
Central Cascades > Leavenworth Area
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Length
- 6.3 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,300 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,204 feet
A summit scramble in the central Cascades.
Napeequa River
Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - East
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Length
- 2.7 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 900 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,900 feet
Far-off views of the Napeequa River are coveted among Cascade hikers, and rightly so. Actually reaching and hiking the Napeequa River Trail is, for most, a multi-day adventure in a remote corner of the Glacier Peak Wilderness that will leave memories of deep glacier-scoured walls, musical waterways, and meadows abuzz with life.