Wa Trail Guides

Beacon Rock Trail

📍 Beacon Rock State Park, WA

Strenuous 📏 1.8 Out-and-Back

Beacon Rock Trail ascends one of the most extraordinary geological features in the Pacific Northwest: an 848-foot basalt…

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Burroughs Mountain Loop

📍 Sunrise Visitor Center, White River

Strenuous 📏 5.5 Loop

Burroughs Mountain Loop from the Sunrise area provides the closest accessible approach to the glaciers and upper mountai…

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Carbon River Rainforest Loop

📍 Carbon River Entrance, Carbonado

Easy 📏 1.6 Loop

Carbon River Rainforest Loop explores the only inland temperate rainforest in the contiguous United States — a phenomeno…

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Cascade Lake Loop

📍 Moran State Park, WA

Easy 📏 4.0 Loop

Cascade Lake Loop circumnavigates the largest lake on Orcas Island, offering a delightful blend of forest walking, shore…

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Cascade Pass Trail

📍 Cascade Pass Trailhead, Marblemount

Strenuous 📏 7.4 Out-and-Back

Cascade Pass Trail climbs from the Cascade River Road to a high alpine pass used by Native Americans and fur traders for…

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Cascade Pass Trail

📍 Cascade Pass Trailhead, Marblemount

Strenuous 📏 7.4 Out-and-Back

Cascade Pass Trail climbs from the Cascade River Road to a high alpine pass used by Native Americans and fur traders for…

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Cascade Pass Trail

📍 Cascade River Road, North Cascades National Park

Strenuous 📏 7.4 Out-and-Back

Cascade Pass has served as a trade route across the North Cascades for at least 9,000 years, and the 3.7-mile climb from…

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Chuckanut Trail

📍 Larrabee State Park, WA

Moderate 📏 6.5 Out-and-Back

Chuckanut Trail is the premier long hike in Larrabee State Park, climbing through the stunning sandstone and conifer lan…

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Coulee Rim Trail

📍 Steamboat Rock State Park, WA

Moderate 📏 5.0 Out-and-Back

Coulee Rim Trail follows the edge of the Grand Coulee above Banks Lake, delivering sustained views into one of North Ame…

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Dalles Mountain Ranch Trail

📍 Columbia Hills State Park, WA

Moderate 📏 5.0 Out-and-Back

Dalles Mountain Ranch Trail traverses historic ranch terrain in the hills above the Columbia River, renowned as one of t…

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Enchanted Valley Trail

📍 Quinault Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, WA

Strenuous 📏 26.0 Out-and-Back

The Enchanted Valley Trail is one of the crown jewel backpacking routes in Olympic National Park, leading deep into a gl…

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Fragrance Lake Trail

📍 Larrabee State Park, WA

Moderate 📏 4.4 Out-and-Back

Fragrance Lake Trail climbs through lush Pacific Northwest forest to a beautiful, hidden lake nestled in a forested cirq…

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Glacier Peak Wilderness PCT

📍 Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Chelan and Snohomish Counties, Washington

Strenuous 📏 25.0 Point-to-Point

The Glacier Peak Wilderness section between White Pass on Stevens Pass Highway and the Lake Chelan ferry at Stehekin is …

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Goat Rocks Wilderness

📍 Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Lewis County, Washington

Strenuous 📏 16.0 Point-to-Point

The Goat Rocks section of the PCT is widely regarded as the single most spectacular stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail i…

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Grand Ridge Trail

📍 Obstruction Point Road, Olympic National Park

Strenuous 📏 7.6 Out-and-Back

Grand Ridge Trail traverses one of the most exposed subalpine ridges in Olympic National Park, running along a 6,450-foo…

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Hadley Peak Trail

📍 Beacon Rock State Park, WA

Strenuous 📏 7.0 Out-and-Back

Hadley Peak Trail offers a demanding alternative to the more popular Hamilton Mountain route in Beacon Rock State Park, …

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Hamilton Mountain Loop

📍 Beacon Rock State Park, WA

Strenuous 📏 8.0 Loop

Hamilton Mountain Loop is the signature long hike of Beacon Rock State Park, delivering sweeping Columbia River Gorge pa…

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Hidden Lake Peaks Trail

📍 Sibley Creek Road, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie NF / North Cascades NP

Strenuous 📏 8.0 Out-and-Back

Hidden Lake Peaks Trail leads to a 1930s-era fire lookout tower perched at 6,890 feet on a knife-edge ridge above Hidden…

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Hoh River Trail

📍 Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center, Olympic National Park

Moderate 📏 17.4 Out-and-Back

The Hoh River Trail is the primary artery into Olympic's legendary temperate rainforest, following the glacier-fed Hoh R…

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Hoh River Trail — Lower Section

📍 Hoh Visitor Center, Forks

Easy 📏 8.0 Out-and-Back

Hoh River Trail travels through the heart of the Hoh Rainforest — one of the few temperate rainforests in the world and …

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Horsethief Butte Trail

📍 Columbia Hills State Park, WA

Moderate 📏 2.0 Loop

Horsethief Butte Trail loops around and over a dramatic basalt formation in the Columbia River Gorge, combining spectacu…

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Hurricane Ridge Meadows Loop

📍 Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center, Port Angeles

Moderate 📏 3.0 Loop

Hurricane Ridge Meadows Loop circles the open alpine meadows and subalpine ridges above the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Cent…

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Lighthouse Point Trail

📍 Deception Pass State Park, WA

Easy 📏 1.0 Loop

Lighthouse Point Trail is one of the most visited routes in Deception Pass State Park, the most popular state park in Wa…

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Lost Lake Trail

📍 Larrabee State Park, WA

Easy 📏 2.6 Loop

Lost Lake Trail loops through a magnificent stand of old-growth Douglas fir in Larrabee State Park, offering a relativel…

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Lower Gorge Trail

📍 Palouse Falls State Park, WA

Strenuous 📏 2.0 Out-and-Back

Lower Gorge Trail descends steeply from the canyon rim to the floor of the Palouse River canyon, offering an entirely di…

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Maple Pass Loop

📍 Rainy Pass, North Cascades Highway

Strenuous 📏 7.0 Loop

Maple Pass Loop is arguably the most beautiful alpine loop in Washington State, circling the basin containing Lake Ann a…

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Maple Pass Loop

📍 Rainy Pass, North Cascades Highway

Strenuous 📏 7.0 Loop

Maple Pass Loop is arguably the most beautiful alpine loop in Washington State, circling the basin containing Lake Ann a…

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Mount Constitution Summit Trail

📍 Moran State Park, WA

Strenuous 📏 7.8 Out-and-Back

The Mount Constitution Summit Trail climbs to the highest point in the San Juan Islands at 2,409 feet, offering what man…

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Mount Fremont Lookout

📍 Sunrise Visitor Center

Moderate 📏 5.6 Out-and-Back

The Mount Fremont Lookout Trail climbs from the Sunrise area, the highest point accessible by road in Mount Rainier Nati…

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Mount Storm King Trail

📍 Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, WA

Strenuous 📏 4.2 Out-and-Back

Mount Storm King is one of the most thrillingly steep and rewarding short hikes in Olympic National Park, rising dramati…

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Naches Peak Loop

📍 Chinook Pass, Mount Rainier National Park

Moderate 📏 3.2 Loop

Naches Peak Loop circles a rounded 5,926-foot summit just east of Chinook Pass, offering what many consider Mount Rainie…

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North Arm Trail

📍 Steamboat Rock State Park, WA

Easy 📏 3.0 Loop

North Arm Trail loops along the shoreline of the Banks Lake north arm adjacent to Steamboat Rock State Park, providing a…

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Ozette Triangle

📍 Ozette, Olympic National Park, WA

Moderate 📏 9.3 Loop

The Ozette Triangle is a classic loop hike on the remote northern coast of Olympic National Park, combining cedar plank …

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Palouse Canyon Rim

📍 Palouse Falls State Park, WA

Easy 📏 1.5 Out-and-Back

Palouse Canyon Rim Trail follows the basalt edge of the Palouse Falls canyon upstream from the main overlook, offering a…

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Palouse Falls Overlook

📍 Palouse Falls State Park, WA

Easy 📏 0.5 Out-and-Back

Palouse Falls Overlook is a short, paved path to one of the most spectacular natural wonders in Washington State, the 20…

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Paradise Glacier Trail

📍 Paradise Visitor Center

Strenuous 📏 6.0 Out-and-Back

The Paradise Glacier Trail follows a historic route established in the 1920s when the Paradise Glacier extended far enou…

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Petroglyph Interpretive Tour

📍 Columbia Hills State Park, WA

Easy 📏 0.5 Loop

The Petroglyph Interpretive Tour at Columbia Hills State Park provides guided access to Tsagaglalal, known as She Who Wa…

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Rialto Beach Coastal Walk

📍 Rialto Beach, Mora

Easy 📏 5.0 Out-and-Back

Rialto Beach Coastal Walk traverses one of the most spectacular stretches of wild Pacific Coast shoreline in the United …

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Rosario Head Trail

📍 Deception Pass State Park, WA

Easy 📏 0.5 Loop

Rosario Head Trail leads to a stunning rocky headland in Deception Pass State Park that is renowned for its exceptional …

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Saddle Junction Loop

📍 Mount Spokane State Park, WA

Moderate 📏 5.0 Loop

Saddle Junction Loop circles through the most diverse terrain in Mount Spokane State Park, combining open subalpine mead…

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Seven Lakes Basin -- High Divide Loop

📍 Sol Duc Hot Springs, Forks

Strenuous 📏 19.0 Loop

Seven Lakes Basin and High Divide Loop is the premier backpacking circuit in Olympic National Park, traversing the alpin…

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Snow Lake Trail

📍 Bench and Snow Lake Trailhead, Longmire

Moderate 📏 2.5 Out-and-Back

Snow Lake Trail climbs from the Stevens Canyon Road through subalpine meadow and old-growth forest to a small alpine lak…

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Snow Lake Trail

📍 Box Canyon, Stevens Canyon Road, Mount Rainier National Park

Moderate 📏 2.5 Out-and-Back

Snow Lake sits in a polished granite cirque on Rainier's southeastern flank, fed by lingering snowfields that persist th…

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Sol Duc Falls Trail

📍 Sol Duc Hot Springs, Forks

Easy 📏 1.6 Out-and-Back

Sol Duc Falls Trail leads to one of the most photographed waterfalls in Washington State, where the Sol Duc River splits…

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Spray Park Trail

📍 Mowich Lake Road, Carbon River

Strenuous 📏 6.0 Out-and-Back

Spray Park Trail climbs from the Mowich Lake area to one of the most spectacular wildflower meadow environments in Mount…

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Spray Park Trail

📍 Mowich Lake Trailhead

Strenuous 📏 8.0 Out-and-Back

Spray Park Trail leads to what many Rainier veterans consider the finest subalpine wildflower meadow in the entire natio…

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Steamboat Rock Summit

📍 Steamboat Rock State Park, WA

Strenuous 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

Steamboat Rock Summit Trail ascends a remarkable 700-foot basalt mesa that rises from the waters of Banks Lake in the Gr…

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Summit Trail to Mount Spokane

📍 Mount Spokane State Park, WA

Strenuous 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

Summit Trail to Mount Spokane climbs to the 5,883-foot summit of the highest peak in the Selkirk Mountains near Spokane,…

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Third Beach Trail

📍 La Push Road, Olympic National Park

Easy 📏 2.8 Out-and-Back

Third Beach is one of Olympic's most dramatic coastal destinations, a mile-long crescent of wild sand bracketed by headl…

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Thunder Creek Trail

📍 Colonial Creek Campground, Diablo Lake

Easy 📏 6.0 Out-and-Back

Thunder Creek Trail follows the outlet drainage of Park Creek and Thunder Creek through old-growth Sitka spruce and west…

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Thunder Creek Trail

📍 Colonial Creek Campground, Diablo Lake, North Cascades National Park

Moderate 📏 12.0 Out-and-Back

Thunder Creek drains one of the largest glacier systems in the contiguous United States, and the trail that follows it s…

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Twin Lakes Trail

📍 Moran State Park, WA

Moderate 📏 3.0 Loop

Twin Lakes Trail in Moran State Park loops through some of the finest old-growth forest on Orcas Island, connecting two …

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Vista House Trail

📍 Mount Spokane State Park, WA

Moderate 📏 2.5 Out-and-Back

Vista House Trail leads to a charming 1930s stone shelter built by the Civilian Conservation Corps on the forested slope…

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West Beach to North Beach

📍 Deception Pass State Park, WA

Easy 📏 3.5 Loop

The West Beach to North Beach route is a satisfying loop hike in Deception Pass State Park that combines two distinct co…

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Wonderland Trail - Longmire to Paradise

📍 Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Strenuous 📏 12.0 Point-to-Point

The Longmire to Paradise section of the Wonderland Trail ascends the south face of Mount Rainier from the historic Longm…

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Wonderland Trail - Sunrise to Carbon River

📍 Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Strenuous 📏 22.0 Point-to-Point

The Sunrise to Carbon River section of the Wonderland Trail traverses the wild north side of Mount Rainier on the most r…

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Wonderland Trail — Longmire to Narada Falls

📍 Longmire Historic District, Mount Rainier National Park

Strenuous 📏 6.0 Point-to-Point

This segment of the famous 93-mile Wonderland Trail circumnavigation departs Longmire's historic 1920s lodge complex and…

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Wonderland Trail Full Loop

📍 Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Strenuous 📏 93.0 Loop

The Wonderland Trail Full Loop is the premier backpacking experience in the Pacific Northwest, a 93-mile complete circum…

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Wonderland Trail Section -- Sunrise to White River

📍 Sunrise Visitor Center, White River

Strenuous 📏 9.0 Point-to-Point

The Wonderland Trail circumnavigates the entire 93-mile perimeter of Mount Rainier and is widely considered the premier …

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Mount Rainier Scenic Byway Cycling -- Highway 706

📍 Ashford, Washington

Strenuous 📏 18.0 Out-and-Back

Highway 706 from Ashford to the Nisqually entrance and continuing to Longmire provides one of the most rewarding approac…

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North Cascades Highway 20 Cycling -- Rainy Pass Section

📍 Diablo, Washington

Strenuous 📏 30.0 Out-and-Back

Highway 20 through North Cascades National Park is one of the most spectacular paved road cycling routes in the Pacific …

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Olympic Discovery Trail Cycling -- Port Angeles Section

📍 Port Angeles, Washington

Easy 📏 20.0 Out-and-Back

The Olympic Discovery Trail is a developing 130-mile multi-use trail across the Olympic Peninsula from Port Townsend to …

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