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 HikesNorth Fork Loop
South Cascades > White Pass/Cowlitz River Valley
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Length
- 2.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 400 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,800 feet
Visitors to the North Fork Loop Trail will see several different forests and enjoy views of the lush Cispus Valley. The trail is adjacent to the North Fork of the Cispus River, and departs from the North Fork campground, making it a great option for people staying there.
North Fork Bridge Creek
Central Cascades > Entiat Mountains/Lake Chelan
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Length
- 6.5 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 1,473 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,099 feet
The North Fork of Bridge Creek is a tucked-away gem of a hike in the North Cascades National Park. Accessible from both the Stehekin valley and Highway 20, many people blaze past this side trip on their way along the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). But if you choose to explore this branch, you'll be rewarded with stunning mountain valleys at the base of Mount Logan, one of many striking peaks in the North Cascades. Of course, you'll have to share the trail with brush, bugs, and maybe even bears to get there.
Nooksack Cirque
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
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Length
- 9.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 640 feet
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Highest Point
- 2,840 feet
This unique, low-elevation hike follows the North Fork Nooksack River to spectacular scenery near the base of Mount Shuksan. This is a great late summer or early fall hike when Ruth Creek is low enough to ford. Keep in mind the limited maintenance this trail sees -- you may be in for a brushbash.
Noisy Creek
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
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Length
- 11.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 20 feet
Hikers on the Noisy Creek trail can view exceptional old growth trees and also serves as the start of a cross country route into Noisy Diobsud Wilderness.
Noble Knob
Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410
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Length
- 5.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 950 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,011 feet
This hike up to a former lookout site provides spectacular views of Mount Rainier and the surrounding landscape.
No Name
Issaquah Alps > Cougar Mountain
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Length
- 0.2 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 22 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,072 feet
A short connector trail between Bear Ridge and Shangri La trails that creates a loop out of the two. Also connect to Red Cedars via the No Name Trail.
Neiderprum Trail
North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway
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Length
- 2.65 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,400 feet
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Highest Point
- 3,200 feet
A steep climber's trail with a gorgeous payoff. Wait until the end of summer before attempting, due to snow staying late in high elevations.
Newberry Hill Heritage Park
Olympic Peninsula > Kitsap Peninsula
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Length
- 13.0 miles of trails
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Elevation Gain
- 250 feet
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Highest Point
- 350 feet
This little gem of a park is located in Kitsap County, at the west end of Newberry Hill Road right before the T to Seabeck Highway.
Navaho Pass
Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
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Length
- 11.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,000 feet
9.3.25: The trail is closed until further notice due to the Labor Mountain Fire.
Navaho Pass is an excellent introduction to the Teanaway area. Rife with wildflowers, fascinating geology, and just enough elevation gain to keep it interesting, this hike has just about everything that the Teanaway is known for.
Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary
Puget Sound and Islands > Seattle-Tacoma Area
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Length
- 2.0 miles of trails
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Elevation Gain
- 0 feet
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Highest Point
- 0 feet
Just adjacent to the Boeing campus in Everett, Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary is a great place for a short nature walk in town or a leg-stretcher after work. In fact, you may completely forget you're near an busy part of town when you're in the heart of the sanctuary.
Narada Falls
Mount Rainier Area > SW - Longmire/Paradise
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Length
- 0.2 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 100 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,650 feet
If you’ve been to Mount Rainier’s Paradise, you may be familiar with Narada Falls, and the short hike down to its popular viewpoint. But are you aware of the other trails this short hike connects to? Do you wonder what "Narada" means? Read on to find out.
Nada Lake
Central Cascades > Leavenworth Area
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Length
- 10.6 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,600 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,200 feet
The Snow Lakes trail is known mostly as the long, gradual way into the Enchantments; but Nada Lake (and nearby Snow Lake) is a worthwhile — if deceptively grueling — destination in its own right. The narrow isthmus between the lakes offers a majestic view across the water to the towering heights of McClellan Peak.
Naches Trail
Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410
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Length
- 5.7 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 2,600 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,100 feet
The Naches Trail takes visitors along the same route that pioneers took in horse drawn wagons in the 1800s. It is now a hiking trail that leads to a scenic meadow and a historic cabin.
Murhut Falls
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
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Length
- 1.6 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 250 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,050 feet
This short trail in the Hood Canal Ranger District on the east side of the Olympics takes hikers to a relatively unknown waterfall that delivers its reward -- a captivating 130-foot plunging waterfall -- in just under a mile.
Moran State Park - Mountain Lake
Puget Sound and Islands > San Juan Islands
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Length
- 3.9 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 300 feet
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Highest Point
- 950 feet
The loop around Mountain Lake is the perfect way to spend a relaxing day on Orcas Island. If part of your crew is interested in the more challenging Mount Constitution, this is a good way to while away the time that they're trekking to the top.
Mount Zion
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
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Length
- 4.6 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,300 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,274 feet
The trip to Mount Zion is straightforward and short; a steep hike through fir, hemlock cedar, salal, and, the main attraction for many visitors, tall groves of wild rhododendrons. Views from the top are limited, but a little ridgeline wandering to the south afford the intrepid better views of the Olympic Mountains.
Mount Walker
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
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Length
- 4.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 2,804 feet
Approachable throughout the year, the Mount Walker trail’s average 20% grade makes it a go-to route for hikers and trail runners looking for a short, brisk tromp. (While it is also a designated stock trail, riders and pack animals rarely make an appearance.) Spring, summer, and fall the 2-mile trail is both ascended and descended by those on foot. In the winter, when the Mount Walker road is gated closed to vehicles, many will pursue the then 2.25-mile jaunt up to the north viewpoint, saunter over to the south viewpoint and then descend on the more gentle grade of the road.
Mount Townsend
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
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Length
- 8.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,010 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,260 feet
Mount Townsend offers rhododendrons in May and June, wildflowers June through August, then berries in August and September and fall colors in, well, fall. Add in old growth, some tucked away waterfalls, and a windswept, turtleback summit with views north across the Strait and San Juans, west and south into and along the Olympics and east across the Sound to the Cascades, and you've got the perfect year-round hike.
Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route
South Cascades > Mount St. Helens
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Length
- 12.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 5,699 feet
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Highest Point
- 8,364 feet
The rim is extremely unstable. Please stay well back from the edge.
The Worm Flows Climbing Route, from Marble Mountain Sno-Park, is the most direct route to the summit of Mount St. Helens during the winter season. Ice axe, crampons, and avalanche awareness are necessary when attempting to summit St. Helens in the winter. Skis with climbing skins or snowshoes with cleats are also highly recommended.
Mount Spokane State Park - Trail 110
Eastern Washington > Spokane Area/Coeur d'Alene
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Length
- 7.5 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,750 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,000 feet
Trail 110 is one of the core trails within Mount Spokane State Park, beginning just inside the park entrance and providing access to numerous connector trails. Hike it as an out-and-back to learn the intersections, then explore the connecting trails to form loop routes.
Mount Spokane State Park - Trail 100
Eastern Washington > Spokane Area/Coeur d'Alene
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Length
- 7.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 650 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,526 feet
Accessible from two trailheads, shady Trail 100 provides respite from both the heat of summer and the winds of winter along its approximately 3.5-mile length.
Mount Spokane State Park - Trail 131
Eastern Washington > Spokane Area/Coeur d'Alene
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Length
- 1.0 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 550 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,119 feet
A year-round hike, Trail 131 is the main snowshoe access trail to Bald Knob Campground and connecting trails.
Mount Spokane State Park - Three Peaks Loop
Eastern Washington > Spokane Area/Coeur d'Alene
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Length
- 12.6 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,858 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,883 feet
Three peaks in a day! It's completely doable thanks to this loop that takes you on a tour of Mount Kit Carson, Day Mountain, and Mount Spokane. Plus there is plenty to see along the way -- don't forget your camera!
Mount Pugh
North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway
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Length
- 11.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 5,300 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,201 feet
Mount Pugh -- also known by its native name "Da Klagwats" -- has one of the most spectacular viewpoints in the North Cascades, offering a vista that includes Glacier and Sloan Peak, Mounts Baker, Shuksan, and Rainier, the Olympics, Monte Cristo, Three Fingers, and White Chuck. The first fire lookout here was established in 1916; a lowly tent perched on the peak until a cabin with a cupola was built in 1922. This was hit by lightning in 1927 and a second lookout was built, but it was subsequently destroyed in 1965 and never rebuilt. Remains of these structures can still be seen on the mountain, when you can tear yourself away from the view.
Mount Margaret
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
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Length
- 5.5 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,459 feet
Hike up an abandoned road, through a logged area, and into mature forest on the edge of the Alpine Lakes wilderness. What the trail lacks in ruggedness is more than made up for by the quantity of berries that line the trail.
Mount Jupiter
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
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Length
- 14.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,950 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,701 feet
A long road walk through a logging operation is required to access this trailhead.
Mount Higgins
North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway
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Length
- 15.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 4,700 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,849 feet
A summit outside of Darrington without an official trail system. The approach is on private property. Hikers are requested to respect this and stay on the road if you elect to visit it.
Mount Defiance
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
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Length
- 11.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,584 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,584 feet
Hike trails though sub-alpine forest and across boulder fields and, in season, enjoy a multitude of wildflowers. Pass a beautiful mountain lake. Ascend to a 5584-foot summit and enjoy incredible views of Cascade peaks and nearby lakes.
Moran State Park - Mount Constitution via Mountain Lake
Puget Sound and Islands > San Juan Islands
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Length
- 6.7 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,500 feet
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Highest Point
- 2,410 feet
While it's possible to drive the the summit of Mount Constitution, you can also hike there. You'll begin and end at Mountain Lake and, along the way, you'll enjoy walking through forest as well as sweeping views of the San Juan Islands.
Mount Catherine
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
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Length
- 3.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,330 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,052 feet
Where can you find unobstructed views of Mount Rainier and the mountains of Snoqualmie Pass, see rare butterfly species, and go berry-picking, all in return for a modest 1330-foot elevation gain? Mount Catherine, of course! This off-the-beaten-path hike to the summit of a wintertime ski destination is one of the most rewarding climbs along the southern wall of Snoqualmie Pass.