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
4216 HikesMount Formidable
North Cascades
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Length
- 20.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 6,100 feet
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Highest Point
- 8,325 feet
Luna Peak
North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20
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Length
- 36.5 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 8,009 feet
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Highest Point
- 8,285 feet
Imus Creek Trail
Central Cascades > Entiat Mountains/Lake Chelan
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Length
- 0.7 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 150 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,340 feet
If you only have a short time to hike while visiting the secluded town of Stehekin, hop on the Imus Creek Trail to sample what the North Cascades National Park has to offer. This easy self-guided nature walk runs behind the landing for a one mile loop to an overlook of the lake and the majestic mountains that make up the Lake Chelan Valley.
Goode Mountain
North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20
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Length
- 37.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 8,400 feet
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Highest Point
- 9,200 feet
The route to Goode Mountain is a Class 5 and involves exposed climbing. Gear and experience recommended.
Forbidden Peak
North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20
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Highest Point
- 8,815 feet
Forbidden Peak is one of Washington's 100 steepest peaks. The route to Forbidden Peak is a Class 5 and involves exposed climbing. Gear and experience recommended.
Eureka Creek
North Cascades > Pasayten
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Length
- 14.2 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 2,160 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,130 feet
What looks good on paper doesn’t always reflect reality. The Eureka Creek Trail would be part of a fine loop except for the fact the trail is only maintained on the ends and has been abandoned in the middle. It provides access to the Ferguson Lake Trail on the southern end. The northern end accesses Fred’s Lake and Lake Doris.
Eldorado Peak
North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20
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Length
- 10.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 6,716 feet
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Highest Point
- 8,876 feet
Hike along a knife's edge to Eldorado Peak. Climbing experience and equipment required.
Dorado Needle
North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20
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Elevation Gain
- 6,280 feet
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Highest Point
- 8,440 feet
The route to Dorado Needle is a Class 3 and involves exposed scrambles and glacier crossings. Gear and experience are recommended.
Crooked Thumb Peak
North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20
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Highest Point
- 8,129 feet
Crooked Thumb Peak is located in the Picket Range of the North Cascades National Park and can be reached via the Big Beaver Trailhead.
Colonial Peak
North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20
A climb to a peak on the North Cascades Highway. Climbing gear and experience as well as route finding knowledge required.
Austera Peak
North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20
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Highest Point
- 8,334 feet
The route to Austera Peak involves exposed climbing and glacier travel. Gear and experience recommended.
Trapper Lake
North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20
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Length
- 5.0 miles, roundtrip
Follow a fisherman's trail to a crystalline blue lake in the North Cascades. This is a bushwhack, so you will need route-finding experience and a map and compass, and you'll need to know how to use them.
Viewpoint Park
Puget Sound and Islands > Seattle-Tacoma Area
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Length
- 0.6 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 143 feet
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Highest Point
- 387 feet
While there is another park of the same name in Redmond, the Viewpoint Park in Bellevue serves as a natural buffer separating the neighborhoods from the businesses in the area. There are wooded trails to explore, including a trail leading to Bridle Trails State Park.
Cross Kirkland Corridor Trail
Puget Sound and Islands > Seattle-Tacoma Area
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Length
- 11.5 miles, roundtrip
This trail uses the old North Pacific Railroad grade as a quiet place for Kirkland residents to stretch their legs, and is a part of the partially-completed 42-mile Eastrail.
Capitol State Forest - Bob Bammert Grove Loop
Olympic Peninsula > Olympia
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Length
- 1.1 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 300 feet
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Highest Point
- 560 feet
Hike a little more than a mile on a shady lollipop loop trail reserved for hikers near the southern edge of the Capitol State Forest, south of Olympia. Gain 300 feet elevation as you ascend from the confluence of the Mill and Mima Creeks to the high point in the grove of big old hemlock, cedar and fir trees.
Whiskey Still Trail
Issaquah Alps > Taylor Mountain
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Length
- 4.66 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 600 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,050 feet
The Whiskey Still trail is part of the Taylor Mountain trail system and can be used to make a variety of loops.
Eagle Creek Overlook Trail
Southwest Washington > Columbia River Gorge - OR
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Length
- 0.4 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 279 feet
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Highest Point
- 285 feet
A short trail in the sometimes-closed Eagle Creek Group Campground area, this little loop has some of the best views right at the beginning.
Shady Glen
Southwest Washington > Columbia River Gorge - OR
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Length
- 0.4 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 227 feet
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Highest Point
- 201 feet
This short little loop trail is a sweet walk that enhances a camping trip, picnic, or hike at the Eagle Creek Recreation area.
Wauna Viewpoint
Southwest Washington > Columbia River Gorge - OR
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Length
- 3.1 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,678 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,688 feet
Here’s a shortish, moderate trail in the Eagle Creek Recreation Area. You’ll enjoy a nice view of the Bonneville Dam as well as the Columbia River Gorge and even a bit of the upvalley views of the Eagle Creek drainage.
Buck Point
Southwest Washington > Columbia River Gorge - OR
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Length
- 0.8 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 452 feet
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Highest Point
- 702 feet
A quiet, infrequently-visited trail in the Eagle Creek Campground. It hasn't seen maintenance in a while, so you may need to do some routefinding, but you'll likely be the only one there.
Teanaway Butte
Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
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Length
- 9.4 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,300 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,760 feet
Teanaway Butte is a prominent peak and former fire lookout site with stunning views of the Mount Stuart Range, the greater Teanaway area, and Mount Rainier. This hike is best enjoyed as a snowshoe adventure in winter, or a spring hike when other mountain trails are still buried in snow but wildflowers are already blooming in this area.
Return Trail
Southwest Washington > Columbia River Gorge - OR
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Length
- 1.2 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 100 feet
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Highest Point
- 100 feet
A short trail between Multnomah Falls and Wahkeena Falls that makes a loop trail possible between the two.
Franklin Ridge
Southwest Washington > Columbia River Gorge - OR
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Length
- 2.3 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 1,147 feet
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Highest Point
- 2,851 feet
Franklin Ridge is a rugged route between the Oneonta Trail and the Larch Mountain Trail. It's rarely hiked, but it can create a fun, long loop connecting the Wahkeena Falls trailhead with the Oneonta Trailhead. Alternately, the Franklin Ridge trail can provide create a lollipop loop up to Larch Mountain.
Angel's Rest-Devil's Rest Loop
Southwest Washington > Columbia River Gorge - OR
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Length
- 10.7 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,770 feet
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Highest Point
- 2,308 feet
Explore waterfalls, enjoy expansive views, and have a look at how forest rebounds from fires all along this lovely loop in the Columbia River Gorge.
Twin Ponds Park
Puget Sound and Islands > Seattle-Tacoma Area
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Length
- 1.25 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 45 feet
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Highest Point
- 340 feet
Twin Ponds Park is in the City of Shoreline, and contains several family-friendly trails accessible year-round. The park has two small lakes where diverse waterfowl can be viewed, while areas of forest support other bird life.
Trail Lake Coulee
Central Washington > Grand Coulee
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Length
- 5.1 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 255 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,542 feet
The combination of a regional irrigation project, dramatic basalt topography and an arid climate create a unique habitat. You’ll walk with the main irrigation canal on one side and peaceful Trail Lake on the other, surrounded by high basalt outcrops.
South Cle Elum Yard
Snoqualmie Region > Cle Elum Area
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Length
- 0.25 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 0 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,923 feet
A very short trail in Cle Elum that offers a little history of the railroad through Washington state.