Hiking Guide
WTA's hiking guide is the most comprehensive database of hikes in Washington, and comprises content from eight guidebooks, user submitted info, and data compiled by WTA.
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Eastern Washington -- Spokane Area
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Start your hike by crossing the swinging bridge at Bowl & Pitcher. Choose an upstream or downstream destination. Downstream will take hikers past rapids on the Spokane River, a CCC camp and a basalt bench with views. Upstream offers an intriguing peak at basalt formations. Both offer options to cross the river and create a loop trip.
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Eastern Washington -- Spokane Area
Iller Creek (#)
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A hike on the edge of Spokane Valley with commanding views of Spokane Valley and the Palouse. Many plant species typical of Western Slopes of Cascades, a seasonal stream, and amazing variety of wildflowers through from late March through mid-July.
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Eastern Washington -- Spokane Area
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Located in Liberty Lake County Park, this 8 mile loop hike is an excellent choice on a hot summer day. Views are infrequent, but shade is plentiful. High points include one of the last stands of old growth cedar in Spokane County and a year round waterfall which is very impressive during spring run off.
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Mt. Rainier -- SE - Longmire / Paradise
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Ever wanted to hike the Wonderland Trail, but have time for only a sneak peek? Here’s how to enjoy a sampling of the Wonderland’s spectacular scenery—in a single day!
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North Cascades
White Mountain (#13)
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This 28-mile round trip offers the best of the Columbia Highlands as it passes through old-growth ponderosa pine stands, skirts five significant peaks in the Kettle Range, and showcases the effects of the White Mountain Fire of 1988.
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Eastern Washington -- Kettle Range
Sullivan Lake (#504)
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Wander woods reminiscent of eastern hardwood forest, filled with aspen, hemlock and birch along the largest natural lake in the Colville National Forest—plus enjoy one of the best western larch displays in Eastern Washington.
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South Cascades -- Chinook Pass - Enumclaw or Hwy 410 area
Noble Knob (#1184)
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Hike through meadows nestled more than a mile above sea level, but climb only 500 feet to get there. What could be better? Perhaps meadows punctuated with stunning horizons capped by the snow-clad Mount Rainier. Add in a large resident herd of elk, some pretty doe-eyed mule deer, and a few hundred birds. Too much to ask? Maybe, but that's exactly what you get on Noble Knob.
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North Cascades -- North Cascades Highway
Hidden Lake (#745)
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Simply spectacular! One of the finest hikes on the face of the planet, the trail to Hidden Lake Peaks grants continuous sensory overload. Sprawling meadows bursting with wildflowers, granite slabs and boulders laced with heather, glistening snowfields birthing tumbling waters, alpine nooks providing refuge to ptarmigans and pipits, a historical fire lookout, and views-stunning, mouth-gaping views of a serrated skyline of snow, ice, and rock. It doesn't get any better than this.
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Central Cascades -- Blewett Pass
Tronsen Ridge (#1204)
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Start high, stay high, and enjoy the endless bounty of the wild country between the Cascade Crest and the dry, open deserts of eastern Washington. Tronsen Ridge provides a little of both worlds.
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South Cascades -- Columbia Gorge
Dog Mountain (#147)
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This is a popular trail that offers great views and a pleasant trail experience-wildflowers grace the forest meadows and clearings, and wildlife roams the area.
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Mt. Rainier
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This little loop explores some of the most spectacular wildflower fields on the continent. These glorious meadows of flowers are lined with trails, most of which are paved--at least along their lower reaches. This is an unfortunate but necessary fact. These high-altitude meadows are so fragile, and so popular, that the hardened trail surfaces are needed to prevent the fields from being loved to death.
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North Cascades -- East Slope
Goat Peak (#457)
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Short and sweet and just a tad bit steep, this trail gets you to Goat Peak, sentinel over the Methow Valley with commanding views of its snaking river and the legions of nearby cloud-piercing peaks. Home to one of two active fire lookouts in the Methow, Goat was chosen for its stand-alone position over the rolling, prone-to-lightning-strikes terrain. But the views are striking too, so storm on over.
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South Cascades -- Columbia Gorge
Hardy Ridge Trail (#)
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The Hardy Ridge hike makes use of the old logging roads that criss-cross the backcountry or the park north of Hwy 14. These routes are closed to vehicles but open to equestrians, mountain bikers and hikers. A new single-track trail traverses the ridge offering a wide vista of the Columbia River Gorge.
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Puget Sound and Islands -- South Sound
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Central Cascades -- Leavenworth Area
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North Cascades
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Olympics -- East
Fallsview Canyon (#868)
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From a popular campground off of a busy highway, escape the commotion in a hidden little canyon along the Big Quilcene River, shielded from the outside world as if in deep wilderness. Enjoy the serenading river's rapids and in springtime enjoy a floral show of blossoming lilies, honeysuckle, and rhododendrons. Fallsview Canyon makes a great evening hike if camping nearby, or a nice break from the road if traveling by.
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Snoqualmie Pass -- North Bend Area
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Puget Sound and Islands
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Snoqualmie Pass
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This hike is along the road to Darland Mountain in the Ahtanum area. Magnificent views and wildflower area.
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Snoqualmie Pass -- Snoqualmie Pass
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South Cascades -- Chinook Pass - Enumclaw or Hwy 410 area
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Issaquah Alps
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North Cascades -- West Slope
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Central Cascades -- Leavenworth Area
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Mt. Rainier -- NW - Carbon River / Mowich
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From Spray Park, in Mt. Rainier National Park: a fun, class 2 scramble to Observation Rock.
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Central Cascades -- Leavenworth Area
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Snoqualmie Pass -- North Bend Area
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South Cascades -- Chinook Pass - Enumclaw or Hwy 410 area
Snoquera Falls (#1167)
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This lush, moss-laden forest is reminiscent of Olympic Peninsula rain forests, for good reason. This trail is short, but scenic--perfect for late-season hikes when the days are short and hiking time is at a premium. The trail leads past the base of a small cascade on Snoquera Creek, best viewed in late spring and early summer when the deep snowpack is melting, forcing impressive amounts of water over the rocky falls.
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Puget Sound and Islands -- North Sound
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Terrell Creek Marsh is one of the few remaining saltwater/freshwater estuaries in northern Puget Sound. The half mile loop through a mixed forest of maple, alder, paper birch, cedars, and hemlock has 10 informative signs along the way. There are 1.5 miles of saltwater shoreline to explore.
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