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
4215 HikesParadise Valley Conservation Area
Puget Sound and Islands > Seattle-Tacoma Area
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Length
- 5.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 150 feet
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Highest Point
- 450 feet
Come hike the headwaters of the Bear Creek watershed in this close in Snohomish County Park near Woodinville. Here you will find a mature second growth forest, a wetland that plays a vital role in the health of this salmon stream plus a network of trails for any fitness level.
Quinault National Recreation Trails
Olympic Peninsula > Pacific Coast
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Length
- 4.25 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 350 feet
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Highest Point
- 475 feet
Providing miles of interconnected and gently graded trail, the Quinault National Recreation Trail System provides you with options to extend or shorten your trip into the Quinault Rainforest. The description provided follows Trail the Quinault Loop Trail 854, though it intersects with a few others at various points.
Anacortes Community Forest Lands - Four Summit Loop
Puget Sound and Islands > Bellingham Area
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Length
- 6.5 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,700 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,300 feet
Perhaps you have hiked to each of the four named high points of the Anacortes Community Forest Lands (ACFL), or even combined two of these "summits" for a longer hike (e.g. Little Round Top and Sugar Cube, or Mount Erie and Sugarloaf.) So here's a thought: why not do a grand tour that reaches all four named summits in a single loop hike?
Silver Falls - Grove of the Patriarchs Snowshoe
Mount Rainier Area > SE - Cayuse Pass/Stevens Canyon
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Length
- 9.9 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 400 feet
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Highest Point
- 2,500 feet
The bridge over the river to Grove of the Patriarchs is closed.
This snowshoe route may be relatively flat, but it's a hard one to get to, since the highway to this part of Mount Rainer National Park is closed in the winter. It takes a 3 mile road walk both ways in addition to the loop itself.
Jack's Run
North Cascades > Methow/Sawtooth
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Length
- 6.9 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 187 feet
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Highest Point
- 2,347 feet
Jack's Run is an gentle-grade double track for most of its length. It is mostly in the trees running alongside Driveway Butte with periodic views across meadows and up at Goat wall and peak. The trail's course makes a lollipop loop.
Methow Wildlife Area - Lewis Butte
North Cascades > Methow/Sawtooth
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Length
- 5.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 3,346 feet
A new trail makes this hike a 5-mile roundtrip, gently graded, obstacle-free hike to a broad summit with views of the Methow Valley and Sawtooth Mountains. Most of the trail has no shade and faces south, so it is best done early in the day.
Striped Peak
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
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Length
- 7.5 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 850 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,166 feet
Visit a multi-use trail to a summit that boasts coastal scenery, forests, rocky bluffs, tidepools, and a hearty climb to a 1,166-foot viewpoint over the Strait of Juan de Fuca
South Fork Walla Walla River
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 39.2 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,885 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,000 feet
This trail, just over the border in Oregon, begins at a BLM trailhead, and ends at Deduct Pond on Forest Service Road 65-650.
Packer's Trail
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 5.5 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 2,600 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,800 feet
This trail begins at Crooked Creek Trail 3100 and ends at Smooth Ridge Trail 3105 (Moore Flat). It is maintained for foot and horse traffic since it is located within the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness.
Mount Bonaparte Circumnavigation
Eastern Washington > Okanogan Highlands/Kettle River Range
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Length
- 16.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,250 feet
Mount Bonaparte, the tallest mountain in the Okanogan Highlands, dominates its corner of the world. The summit is 2500 feet higher than nearby Strawberry Mountain, and is 3700 feet higher than Bonaparte Lake. A very fine loop hike is available that will take you all the way around the mountain, with a short dash to the summit lookout included. Once you have completely surrounded Bonaparte, you can claim your own Waterloo success.
Dexter Ridge
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 5.0 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 2,547 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,500 feet
This unmaintained trail follows Dexter Ridge south across the Washington-Oregon border and down to the Wenaha River.
Oregon Butte
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 6.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 987 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,387 feet
The most prominent peak in the Blue mountains, the views from the trailhead are great, and just get better as hikers approach the Oregon Butte Lookout as the full expanse of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness unfolds before them in a 360 degree radius.
Grouse Mountain
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 5.0 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 400 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,000 feet
A great first-of-spring hike for the whole family less than an hour from Walla Walla. A top of ridge hike looks down into the North Fork of the Umatilla River.
Grizzly Bear Ridge - Wenaha River - Slick Ear Loop
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 20.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,300 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,400 feet
Explore from ridgelines to river in a remote corner of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness.
Caribou Ridge
Eastern Washington > Spokane Area/Coeur d'Alene
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Length
- 4.6 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 2,200 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,400 feet
This hike sits just over the Idaho border near the town of Coeur d’Alene. Although it’s in Idaho, the trailhead can be reached in under an hour from downtown Spokane.
Bonaparte Trail
Eastern Washington > Okanogan Highlands/Kettle River Range
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Length
- 11.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,700 feet
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Highest Point
- 7,250 feet
This trail welcomes hikers, equestrians, and ORVs alike an a trail that climbs from Bonaparte Lake to the still actively staffed Bonaparte Lookout. Two lookout, the historic and the more modern one, perch and squat respectively atop the summit of Bonaparte.
Mount Misery
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 16.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,401 feet
Despite the name, Mount Misery trail offers a delightful hike to the Oregon Butte Lookout, situated on a hilltop in the remote Blue Mountains.
Three Forks
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 6.6 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,100 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,700 feet
This trail has spectacular views into the high country and is well worth the effort it takes to get to the top.
Strawberry Mountain
Eastern Washington > Okanogan Highlands/Kettle River Range
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Length
- 3.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 890 feet
This moderate trail makes for a great family hike up Strawberry Mountain with good views of Lost Lake and Bonaparte Mountain.
Beth Lake
Eastern Washington > Okanogan Highlands/Kettle River Range
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Length
- 1.9 miles, roundtrip
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Highest Point
- 2,498 feet
This lakeside trail begins in Beaver Lake Campground and travels 1.9 flat miles to Beth Lake, offering opportunities to view fish and waterfowl including the Common Loon.
Pipsissewa Trail
Eastern Washington > Okanogan Highlands/Kettle River Range
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Length
- 4.2 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 860 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,420 feet
Take in beautiful views of Bonaparte Lake, heady pine forest, and beautiful rock gardens in this Eastern Washington escape.
Middle Tie Trail
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 1.6 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 1,200 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,400 feet
Start out from the Touchet Corral Sno-park in the Umatilla National Forest. The first section is on singletrack trail, but the way quickly transitions to an old roadbed and stays like this until it ends at the intersection with Kendall Skyline Road.
Hungry Mountain
Eastern Washington > Selkirk Range
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Length
- 8.4 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,180 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,955 feet
Hiking Hungry Mountain, at least at the peak of huckleberry season, requires willpower more than hiking stamina. Give in to temptation, and hikers may never reach the namesake peak. For those who are willing to hike hungry rather than fill up on the purple trailside bounty, Hungry Mountain rewards visitors with picturesque views toward the Idaho Selkirks. Nab the peak first, and save the berries for the return to the trailhead.
Gibralter Mountain
Eastern Washington > Okanogan Highlands/Kettle River Range
WTA helped build this trail on the Republic Ranger District of the Colville National Forest. Open to hikers and bikers, it offers big views of the surrounding area, as well as quiet places to camp.
Chewelah Peak
Eastern Washington > Selkirk Range
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Length
- 4.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,851 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,773 feet
Hike up through mountain meadows to the top of Chewelah Peak, home of 49 Degrees North mountain resort, for spectacular views.
Thirteenmile
Eastern Washington > Okanogan Highlands/Kettle River Range
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Length
- 16.5 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 2,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,600 feet
Fairy-tale roaming! For day hiking, roam and turn around when you feel like it – but you may never feel like heading back due to the wide open views, flower show, ponderosas, and wildlife.
Bead Lake
Eastern Washington > Selkirk Range
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Length
- 11.4 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 400 feet
Hug the shoreline for a lovely out-and-back trek along the undeveloped side of Bead Lake.
Wenatchee Guard Station
Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains
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Length
- 5.8 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 1,435 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,480 feet
Enjoy fantastic views of the Blue Mountains from this cozy retreat on the edge of the Umatilla National Forest.
Elwha River and Lillian River
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
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Length
- 12.9 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,200 feet
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Highest Point
- 2,200 feet
Take a long, rolling trail deep into quiet forest. Admire enormous trees, see a historic cabin, and find true solitude on the banks of Lillian River.
Tibbett's Marsh
Issaquah Alps > Cougar Mountain
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Length
- 0.9 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 200 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,400 feet
The Tibbett's Marsh Trail runs through the northern reaches of Cougar Mountain.