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4207 Hikes

Bullitt Fireplace Trail

Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
 
Length
4.0 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
1,100 feet
Highest Point
1,830 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.22
(23 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Fall foliage
  • Good for kids
  • Old growth
  • Wildlife
Hike a two-mile forest trail on the north side of Squak Mountain to reach the site of a former cabin owned by the Bullitt family. Only the massive fireplace and the foundation remain today. Optionally, extend your hike to Central Peak, the highest point on Squak Mountain (no view,) and make it an interesting loop by returning via the Old Griz and East Side Trails.
 
 

Coal Mine

Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
 
Length
0.2 miles, one-way
Elevation Gain
51 feet
Highest Point
1,088 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.40
(5 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Mountain views
  • Wildlife
A short connector trail between Bullitt Fireplace Trail and West Access Trail in the Squak Mountain trail system.
 
 

Old Griz

Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
 
Rating
Average rating:
3.14
(7 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Good for kids
  • Mountain views
  • Wildlife
A connector trail on the east side of Squak Mountain. Make loops of Summit Trail and Phil's Creek or East Ridge Trail with Old Griz.
 
 

East Side Trail

Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
 
Length
3.4 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
939 feet
Highest Point
1,514 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.33
(6 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Mountain views
  • Wildlife
A connector trail between East Ridge and Bullitt Fireplace trail on Squak Mountain.
 
 

West Peak

Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
 
Rating
Average rating:
2.78
(9 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Good for kids
  • Mountain views
  • Wildlife
A half mile shortcut from the Chybinski Loop Trail to the junction with the Bullitt Gorge Trail on Squak Mountain.
 
 

Chybinski Loop

Issaquah Alps > Squak Mountain
 
Length
7.7 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
2,100 feet
Highest Point
1,800 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.40
(10 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Fall foliage
  • Mountain views
  • Rivers
The Chybinski Loop is located in the Cougar/Squak Mountain Corridor, and has many connecting trails and loop options.
 
 

Dirty Harry's Peak

Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
 
Length
9.2 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
3,326 feet
Highest Point
4,662 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.55
(29 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Mountain views
  • Summits
  • Wildflowers/Meadows
This trail is popular for training and improved thanks to the Department of Natural Resources and Washington Trails Association volunteers. But note that the true peak lies on a small parcel of private land. Bring a map and know where that boundary is.
 
 

Gibbs Lake

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
 
Length
9.0 miles of trails
Elevation Gain
250 feet
Highest Point
450 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.40
(5 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Good for kids
  • Lakes
  • Old growth
  • Wildlife
Gibbs Lake sits tucked away in the Northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula. This county park comes complete with its namesake lake and an intersecting system of trails that are open to hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders.
 
 

Mount Peak (Pinnacle Peak)

Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410
 
Length
1.8 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
1,000 feet
Highest Point
1,800 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.51
(41 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Mountain views
  • Summits

12.16.25: The Cal Magnusson trail is closed due to landslide.

There are many names for this short little hike. Mount Pete, Mount Peak, Pinnacle Peak Park, Cal Magnusson Trail.
 
 

Iverson Railroad Trail

Issaquah Alps > Tiger Mountain
 
Length
3.0 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
850 feet
Highest Point
1,750 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.07
(15 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Mountain views

The Tiger Summit trailhead will be closed until further notice for construction. It is expected to open as early as fall/winter 2025.

Take a hike on the east side of Tiger Mountain along an old railroad grade.
 
 

Silent Swamp Loop

Issaquah Alps > Tiger Mountain
 
Length
8.8 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
600 feet
Highest Point
1,780 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.00
(10 votes)
  • Fall foliage
  • Good for kids
  • Mountain views
  • Wildflowers/Meadows
  • Wildlife

The Tiger Summit trailhead will be closed until further notice for construction. It is expected to open as early as fall/winter 2025.

Hike a restored trail in the southeast corner of the Tigers, through an area that is very green, with impressive moss cover and with many huge, decaying stumps remaining from logging a century ago.
 
 

Crosshaul

Issaquah Alps > Tiger Mountain
 
Length
0.4 miles, one-way
Elevation Gain
98 feet
Highest Point
2,278 feet
Rating
Average rating:
4.00
(1 vote)
  • Dogs allowed on leash

The Tiger Summit trailhead will be closed until further notice for construction. It is expected to open as early as fall/winter 2025.

The Crosshaul Trail is a short segment within the East Tiger Mountain trail network that connects with many other trails.
 
 

Sitka Spruce Trail

Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
 
Rating
Average rating:
4.00
(1 vote)

This trail is unsanctioned and not a designated trail, and hiker use is discouraged by the land manager. Please do not hike.

This trail is unsanctioned and not a designated trail, and hiker use is discouraged by the land manager. Please do not hike.
 
 

Wilson Creek Canyon

Central Washington > Grand Coulee
 
Length
0.8 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
37 feet
Highest Point
2,065 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.80
(5 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Good for kids
  • Wildflowers/Meadows
  • Wildlife
This short, easy hike in the Wilson Creek Canyon of Eastern Washington’s channeled scablands offers beautiful vistas, mature sagebrush, wildflowers, and an abundance of birds.
 
 

Billy Clapp Lake

Central Washington > Potholes Region
 
Length
5.0 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
400 feet
Highest Point
1,500 feet
Rating
Average rating:
2.25
(4 votes)
  • Dogs not allowed
  • Lakes
  • Waterfalls
  • Wildflowers/Meadows
  • Wildlife
Lose yourself in the land around Billy Clapp Lake. Walk lakeside, or head into the grasslands around it, and look for wildlife.
 
 

Trautman Ranch Conservation Area

Eastern Washington > Spokane Area/Coeur d'Alene
 
Rating
Average rating:
0.00
(0 votes)
The Trautman Ranch Conservation Area sits in the middle of Riverside State Park.
 
 

Snoqualmie Valley Trail

Puget Sound and Islands > Seattle-Tacoma Area
 
Length
32.0 miles, one-way
Rating
Average rating:
3.83
(6 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Fall foliage
  • Good for kids
  • Mountain views
  • Old growth
  • Rivers
  • Wildflowers/Meadows
  • Wildlife

2.9.26: The trail will be closed near Rainbow Lake (north of Rattlesnake Lake) for 6-8 weeks starting Feb 16.

Walk along an old railroad grade that climbs gently though forested hillsides. In summer, look for wildflowers: blackberry, elderberry, pea, daisy, buttercup and wild rose.
 
 

Salmon Ridge Snowshoe

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
5.4 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
300 feet
Highest Point
2,400 feet
Rating
Average rating:
4.00
(2 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Good for kids
  • Rivers
  • Wildlife
With gentle terrain, easy river access and views of snow-laden peaks, this narrow river valley is an inviting snowshoe destination, especially for beginners.
 
 

Ptarmigan Ridge

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
9.0 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
1,800 feet
Highest Point
6,100 feet
Rating
Average rating:
4.52
(44 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Mountain views
  • Ridges/passes
  • Wildflowers/Meadows

The last 2.7 miles of the Mount Baker Highway/SR 542 (from Heather Meadows to Artist Point) is closed for the winter season.

Rarely can hikers approach a climbers’ realm so easily, with minimal elevation gain, and enjoy beautiful views all along the way.
 
 

Picture Lake

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
0.6 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
45 feet
Highest Point
4,157 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.20
(10 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Fall foliage
  • Good for kids
  • Lakes
  • Mountain views
  • Wildflowers/Meadows
Follow a short, ADA-accessible path around Picture Lake, home to one of the most photographed vistas in America. Featuring a backdrop of craggy Mount Shuksan and a foreground of wilflowers ringing a sparkling lake in summer, Picture Lake is pretty as, well, a picture.
 
 

Nooksack Cirque

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
9.0 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
640 feet
Highest Point
2,840 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.60
(10 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Mountain views
  • Old growth
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.
 
 

Mount Shuksan

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Highest Point
9,127 feet
Rating
Average rating:
5.00
(3 votes)
  • Summits

The last 2.7 miles of the Mount Baker Highway/SR 542 (from Heather Meadows to Artist Point) is closed for the winter season.

 
 

Mount Ann

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
10.5 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
4,000 feet
Rating
Average rating:
0.00
(0 votes)
  • Mountain views
  • Ridges/passes
  • Summits

The last 2.7 miles of the Mount Baker Highway/SR 542 (from Heather Meadows to Artist Point) is closed for the winter season.

A scramble up a mountain near Lake Ann. Climbing experience and equipment required.
 
 

Lake Ann (Mount Baker Highway)

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
8.2 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
2,150 feet
Highest Point
4,900 feet
Rating
Average rating:
4.39
(41 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Established campsites
  • Lakes
  • Mountain views
  • Wildflowers/Meadows

The last 2.7 miles of the Mount Baker Highway/SR 542 (from Heather Meadows to Artist Point) is closed for the winter season.

Enjoy up-close, breathtaking views of Mount Shuksan’s west face, along with views of Fisher Chimney, the upper and lower Curtis Glacier, as well as Mount Baker from the trail to Lake Ann. The lake in a rocky basin, in the midst of this spectacular scenery. On some days you can hear ice echoing through the valley as it crashes down the face of Mount Shuksan. This is a late season hike, as snow can linger here into August.
 
 

Huckleberry Snowshoe Route

North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20
 
Rating
Average rating:
0.00
(0 votes)
A long, meandering snowshoe route just off the Mount Baker Highway.
 
 

Heather Meadows

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Rating
Average rating:
3.33
(6 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Fall foliage
  • Good for kids
  • Lakes
  • Mountain views
  • Old growth
  • Ridges/passes

The last 2.7 miles of the Mount Baker Highway/SR 542 (from Heather Meadows to Artist Point) is closed for the winter season.

Heather Meadows is an area of Mount Baker with a variety of trails to explore with gorgeous views.
 
 

Granite Mountain (Mount Baker)

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Rating
Average rating:
0.00
(0 votes)
  • Dogs not allowed
  • Mountain views
  • Summits
A summit scramble near Hannegan Pass in the North Cascades. Route finding experience required.
 
 

Fire and Ice Trail

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
0.5 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
100 feet
Highest Point
4,400 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.88
(8 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Good for kids
  • Mountain views
  • Wildflowers/Meadows

The last 2.7 miles of the Mount Baker Highway/SR 542 (from Heather Meadows to Artist Point) is closed for the winter season.

The Fire and Ice trail is the Mount Baker area's premiere interpretive trail, telling the story of how glaciers and volcanoes shaped this impressive place.
 
 

Goat Mountain

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
8.2 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
3,100 feet
Highest Point
5,600 feet
Rating
Average rating:
4.13
(23 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Mountain views
  • Old growth
  • Ridges/passes
  • Summits
  • Wildflowers/Meadows
From the top, you’ll marvel at vistas of icy peaks including Mounts Baker, Shuksan and Sefrit. Big alpine meadows with plenty of huckleberries in the fall!
 
 

Copper Ridge Loop

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
34.0 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
8,600 feet
Highest Point
6,260 feet
Rating
Average rating:
4.47
(15 votes)
  • Dogs not allowed
  • Established campsites
  • Lakes
  • Mountain views
  • Ridges/passes
  • Rivers
  • Summits
  • Wildlife
Experience the variety offered by the North Cascades: high mountain ridges with spectacular views, a remote river valley, and even a self-propelled cable car river crossing. Popular side trips include Hannegan Peak and Whatcom Pass.