Hiking Guide
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4264 HikesThe Enchantments
Central Cascades > Leavenworth Area
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Length
- 18.0 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 4,500 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,800 feet
Widely regarded as the crown jewel of hiking in Washington, the Enchantment Lakes are an alpine wonderland of pristine lakes set among polished granite, soaring peaks, blazing larches and ambling mountain goats.
Aasgard Pass
Central Cascades > Leavenworth Area
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Length
- 12.2 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 4,400 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,800 feet
This “shortcut” to the Enchantments Core Zone refers only to mileage. As far as miles per hour goes, Aasgard may be one of the slowest hikes you attempt. Achieving the pass is a thigh-burning, chest-bursting, eye-popping endeavor that offers as many extraordinary views as beads of sweat that will fall from your brow as you ascend nearly 2,000 feet in just three-quarters of a mile.
Navarre Way
North Cascades > Methow/Sawtooth
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Length
- 3.8 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,400 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,360 feet
This trail connects the Foggy Dew Creek Trail with the Summer Blossom Trail. It gradually climbs through forest and meadows, before climbing steeply through larch to the ridge crest, where there are expansive views.
Anti-Aircraft Peak Loop
Issaquah Alps > Cougar Mountain
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Length
- 4.75 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 450 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,380 feet
Hike a loop around Anti-Aircraft Peak in the Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park. Hike past sites associated with coal and clay mining, and a former 1950s-era anti-aircraft missile installation. Enjoy good forest trails, some seasonal wildflowers, and a million-dollar view.
Little Beaver Creek
North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20
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Length
- 35.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 6,213 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,197 feet
A trek through the Little Beaver valley in the heart of the North Cascades offers remarkable old-growth forest, phenomenal mountain views and plenty of options for backpackers.
Fisher Creek
North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20
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Length
- 14.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 4,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,560 feet
Following a meandering path along a valley floor and then steeply up to a broad pass, the Fisher Creek Trail is part of a 14 mile traverse of breathtaking high mountain scenery through the eastern side of the North Cascades National Park.
Siouxon Peak Loop
South Cascades > Dark Divide
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Length
- 15.3 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 5,120 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,170 feet
This strenuous trek from creek to peak offers up-close views of impressive waterfalls and far-off views of Cascade volcanoes.
Siouxon Creek
South Cascades > Dark Divide
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Length
- 13.8 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 635 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,697 feet
Although this gently rolling creekside ramble is one continuous trail, an adventure in three parts awaits. The first few miles are a quiet walk through a classic fern-dotted, mossy forest. In the second section, hikers find Siouxon Creek and fellow waterfall seekers, and the final miles offer more solitude and small narrow canyons with more waterfalls to enjoy.
Rim Trail
South Cascades > Mount Adams Area
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Length
- 0.9 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 100 feet
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Highest Point
- 3,620 feet
This primitive trail can be difficult to follow as it wanders across a broad forested bench in the heart of the Trapper Creek Wilderness.
Observation Peak
South Cascades > Mount Adams Area
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Length
- 5.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,460 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,207 feet
Visit a the site of an old fire lookout, where you'll have views for miles in all directions on a clear day. Along the way, you'll enjoy wildflowers of many varieties, beargrass, and plump huckleberries in the summertime.
Huffman Peak
South Cascades > Dark Divide
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Length
- 15.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 5,272 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,160 feet
While nearby higher elevations are still covered in snow, the 9.6-mile Huffman Peak Trail connects the lower Siouxon Creek Trail to FR 6403 and provides access to Huffman and Siouxon Peaks. This route once held two fire lookouts and continues to offer standout views of Swift Reservoir to the north, four stratovolcanoes and nearby Mount Mitchell.
Horseshoe Ridge
South Cascades > Dark Divide
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Length
- 18.1 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,300 feet
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Highest Point
- 3,460 feet
South of Mt. St. Helens near Amboy, the Horseshoe Ridge Trail (#140) is an aptly named 7.3 mile trek off of well-traveled Siouxon Creek. Once easily accessed a mile from West Creek, attempts from the relocated main trailhead entail an 18.1 mile round trip.
Zig Zag Lake
South Cascades > Mount St. Helens
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Length
- 1.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 730 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,000 feet
Zig Zag is a solitary lake set high in the southern Cascades. While difficult to get to, it's worth the time and effort to explore this area.
Horseshoe and Chinook Creek Falls via Upper Siouxon Creek
South Cascades > Dark Divide
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Length
- 8.4 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 700 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,570 feet
This excellent early-season romp heads up a lush river canyon boasting three gorgeous waterfalls with riverside campsites for an overnight, or a longer, more challenging loop.
Trapper Creek
South Cascades > Mount Adams Area
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Length
- 13.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,050 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,207 feet
This trail climbs from the Trapper Creek trailhead through an old-growth forest to views of the many mountains of the South Cascades from Observation Peak.
Sunshine Trail
South Cascades > Mount Adams Area
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Length
- 1.5 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,600 feet
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Highest Point
- 3,400 feet
A primitive trail that climbs steeply to connect the Trapper Creek Trail (#192) to the Observation Trail (#132).
Noble Knob via North Trailhead (FS 7222)
Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410
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Length
- 7.5 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,500 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,011 feet
Hikers can reach Noble Knob, a former fire lookout with awesome views near Mount Rainier, via the trail's northern trailhead on Forest Road 7222.
Bus Trail
Issaquah Alps > Tiger Mountain
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Length
- 0.7 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 200 feet
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Highest Point
- 500 feet
See history in your backyard. Tiger Mountain is full of historic trails, but the Bus Trail gets its name from an old bus that lies on its side along the trail. Kids will love exploring the area, and the Bus Trail can be used to make a huge variety of loops on the north side of Tiger Mountain.
Monument Creek
North Cascades > Pasayten
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Length
- 25.0 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 2,900 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,200 feet
9.16.26: The trail is closed north of the Lake of the Woods turnoff due to the Ptarmigan Fire.
Follow this trail for the first four miles for a pleasant hike with views of peaks and a creek. More experienced hikers can continue down the trail for incredible views of the Pasayten Wilderness and a connection to Hidden Lakes.
Billy Goat Loop
North Cascades > Pasayten
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Length
- 50.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 5,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,500 feet
In one trip you can traverse over five mountain passes, visit four mountain lakes and groves of larches, and experience some of the most remote edges of the Pasayten Wilderness.
Tungsten
North Cascades > Pasayten
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Length
- 6.2 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 2,100 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,800 feet
Explore an abandoned tungsten mine as you connect between the Chewuch Trail and Boundary Trail. Enjoy views of mountain peaks, meadows, and refreshing streams along the way.
Pacific Northwest Trail - Pasayten Traverse
North Cascades > Pasayten
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Length
- 119.0 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 21,071 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,490 feet
9.14.26: The trail is closed west of of Bunker Hill to the junction with the PCT due to the Ptarmigan Fire.
9.16.26: The eastern trailhead is inaccessible until further notice due to the Sinlahkin Fire.
This 119-mile section of the 1200-mile Pacific Northwest Trail traverses the entirety of the Pasayten Wilderness.
North Twentymile Peak
North Cascades > Pasayten
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Length
- 12.8 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 4,387 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,437 feet
On this little used trail, hikers can see history, both natural and man-made. Large sections of the forest are recovering from the 2006 Tripod Complex Fire, and the two lookouts on the summit provide a glimpse of the 1920's and 1940's construction.
Middle Fork (Toats Coulee)
North Cascades > Pasayten
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Length
- 5.8 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 400 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,380 feet
9.16.26: The trailhead in inaccessible until further notice due to the Sinlahekin Fire.
Don’t want to drive the very rough last 6 miles to the Iron Gate Trailhead? This mostly forested alternate approach adds 3 miles and 1000 feet elevation gain to the trip into Horseshoe Basin.
Deer Park
North Cascades > Pasayten
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Length
- 6.2 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,325 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,135 feet
9.16.26: The trail is closed until further notice due to the Sinlahekin Fire.
Often used as a connector to create larger loops, the Deer Park trail ventures through an old fire area into the wild Pasayten wilderness.
Chewuch River Trail
North Cascades > Pasayten
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Length
- 37.4 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,300 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,900 feet
The Chewuch River Trail provides access to the very popular Cathedral Lakes area on the Boundary trail. Walk through a burn zone, lodgepole pine, and meadows as you travel deep into the Pasayten Wilderness.
Cathedral Driveway
North Cascades > Pasayten
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Length
- 4.2 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,460 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,614 feet
9.16.26: The trailhead is inaccessible until further notice due to the Sinlahekin Fire.
This short trail descends from the Chewuch Trailhead to connect with the much longer Chewuch Trail.
Coleman Ridge
North Cascades > Pasayten
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Length
- 27.2 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,400 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,400 feet
This difficult to follow ridge trail was burned in the 2003 Farewell Fire and is no longer maintained. For those with good navigation skills, it provides access to Remmel Mountain.
Albert Camp
North Cascades > Pasayten
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Length
- 8.6 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,900 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,700 feet
9.16.26: The trail is closed until further notice due to the Sinlahekin Fire.
Connect to Horseshoe Mountain on this scenic ridge trail that takes you through a lodgepole pine forest and some of the most spectacular views in the Pasayten Wilderness.
Boundary Trail - Pasayten
North Cascades > Pasayten
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Length
- 80.0 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 9,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,800 feet
9.10.26: The trail is closed west of the high point on Bunker Hill due to the Ptarmigan Fire.
9.16.26: The trail is closed from the Iron Gate trailhead to the Clutch Creek trail junction due to the Sinlahekin Fire.
Hiking the Boundary Trail is an adventure on many a hikers’ bucket list. The trail spans the width of the Pasayten Wilderness and is part of the much larger Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. The combination of stunning scenery and lack of crowds is one of the BT’s most enticing aspects especially in autumn, when colors are changing, temperatures are cooling and bugs are gone. A number of places along the trail are so special that you’ll have the images etched into your memory for years to come.