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
3981 HikesNorth Cascades > Methow/Sawtooth
1.5 miles, roundtrip
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Pearrygin Lake State Park features miles of groomed trails, both on the state park land and on the adjoining Lloyd Ranch lands. There are miles of options here, from the far afield Crazy Eights and Southpark Loops, to the short loop near the West Campground.
Puget Sound and Islands > Bellingham Area
2.4 miles of trails
Gain: 20 feet
Highest Point: 111 feet
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Berthusen Park offers up plenty of great opportunities to get outdoors and explore. This beautiful park, the site of a homestead from the late 1800s, has antique farm machinery, a historical cabin, a big red barn and a great playground with a wonderful swing set for kids.
Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410
10.0 miles of trails
Gain: 2,500 feet
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A motorized sno-park where cross country skiers and snowshoers can also get a good workout.
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
7.5 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 2,400 feet
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This community forest is managed as a nature reserve, where hikers will find a wide ranging variety of wildlife, and a retreat from the noise and bustle of city life.
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
7.5 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 1,800 feet
Highest Point: 3,600 feet
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Waterfalls, wildflowers, sheltering forests, mountain views and an alpine lake are offered on this well-maintained trail. At the lake, enjoy the sights and relax for a while. If you backpacked in, stay at the campsites for a sunrise and sunset on the lake.
Puget Sound and Islands > Bellingham Area
0.2 miles, one-way
Gain: 241 feet
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This short connector trail on Little Mountain Park helps visitors connect the Darvill Trail with the Ridge Trail, making for a direct route to the summit of this little park.
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
9.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 1,800 feet
Highest Point: 6,100 feet
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Rarely can hikers approach a climbers’ realm so easily, with minimal elevation gain, and enjoy beautiful views all along the way.
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
16.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 2,700 feet
Highest Point: 3,930 feet
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The road to Artist Point is closed for the winter season
Part of the scenic Pacific Northwest Trail, rugged 8-mile Swift Creek Trail accesses the Mount Baker Wilderness.
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
2.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 150 feet
Highest Point: 4,300 feet
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Road closed: The road to Artist Point is closed for the winter
Bring the family for this easy hike at Heather Meadows. Two sparkling alpine lakes, an abundance of wildflowers, an impressive mountainous backdrop and a year-round snowfield make this a hike that will please everybody. What's more, this trail gets a fraction of the foot traffic that the trails at Artist Point get in late summer.
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
7.5 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 2,550 feet
Highest Point: 6,150 feet
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Visitors to this trail must pack out all human waste not bury it.
Find supreme wildflower gardens and a high-country plateau speckled with shimmering tarns-but that's not all. Spectacular alpine vistas abound too-of Baker, Shuksan, and all those rugged and craggy peaks straddling the 49th parallel. Yellow Aster Butte may be a misnomer (those yellow-petaled delights are actually daisies), but you definitely don't want to miss hiking here.
North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway
5.4 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 800 feet
Highest Point: 3,000 feet
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Hike a trail built mostly of boardwalk planking through peaty bogs beside three quiet little lakes. Established campsites with fire pits, benches and tent platforms await a weekend of camping with the kids. This trail also makes a pleasant weekday hike for those with creaky knees, as it is not difficult. As you hike, enjoy the many plants and animals that make the lowland bog environment home.
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
8.2 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 3,100 feet
Highest Point: 5,600 feet
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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!
Puget Sound and Islands > Bellingham Area
5.5 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 1,350 feet
Highest Point: 1,685 feet
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The Hemlock Trail is one of the many trails on Chuckanut Mountain, just south of Fairhaven. This is a main trail, with many alternate routes branching off to provide visitors with a variety of hiking options.
Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island
6.4 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 600 feet
Highest Point: 400 feet
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A great trail for solitude and a cloudy winter day, this is a forest walk, complete with old growth giants, mature alder and a green understory of sword ferns. A tree huggers hike! This loop will give you a nice variety of forest ecosystems.
Puget Sound and Islands > Bellingham Area
9.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 1,950 feet
Highest Point: 1,650 feet
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Tucked away atop Chuckanut Mountain is shallow Lost Lake. The south trail to the lake leads through a recovering forest of bigleaf maple, alder, Douglas fir, and western hemlock, meandering 4.5 miles to a riparian hideout, providing waterfalls, old growth, fall color, and year-round hiking to those who make the journey.
Puget Sound and Islands > San Juan Islands
3.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 200 feet
Highest Point: 690 feet
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Enjoy 40 feet of the tallest waterfall in the San Juans during a visit to Moran State Park. Cascade Creek flows through not just Cascade Falls, but a few other fallls as well as it pours into a ravine on its way to the ocean. This trail also features towering trees, many other waterfalls, and connects to other trails in the park.
Puget Sound and Islands > Bellingham Area
5.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 1,050 feet
Highest Point: 2,025 feet
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Oyster Dome is a rocky promontory on the western slope of Blanchard Mountain, the grandest member of the Chuckanut Mountain range, an extension of the Cascades that rises directly from the ocean. The sheer cliffs of Oyster Dome offer year-round access to commanding views of the San Juans, Skagit River flats, Olympic Mountains, and Samish Bay.
Southwest Washington > Long Beach Area
1.4 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 260 feet
Highest Point: 140 feet
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Tucked off of Spur Road 100, the opposite direction from the Cape Disappointment State Park camping area, the Coastal Forest Loop offers a chance to experience the signature environment of this area in either a half mile or mile and a half loop. Be sure to snag the brochure offered at the park office with interpretive information corresponding to posts along the way.
Southwest Washington > Long Beach Area
0.75 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 25 feet
Highest Point: 200 feet
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Take a couple of ADA-accessible trails to some of the most scenic parts of Cape Disappointment State Park.
Southwest Washington > Columbia River Gorge - WA
1.2 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 175 feet
Highest Point: 750 feet
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Here's an ADA-accessible forested trail just over half a mile long in Beacon Rock State Park that takes you to a lookout point for Bonneville Dam and the Columbia Gorge. It can also connect you with the Hamilton Mountain Trail from the Beacon Rock Campground.
South Cascades > Mount St. Helens
5.2 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 640 feet
Highest Point: 4,000 feet
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Hike to a lovely, glittering, quiet little lake that at Mount St. Helens that few visit. You’ll have to work for it, of course. But it’s a neat little treat to share with friends, or head to it solo for some solitude.
Southwest Washington > Lewis River Region
8.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 2,500 feet
Highest Point: 4,000 feet
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If you like rugged, primitive trails, creek crossings with no bridges and finding a great view at the end of the trail, this hike is for you.
South Cascades > White Pass/Cowlitz River Valley
14.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 4,000 feet
Highest Point: 5,250 feet
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One of just three remaining lookouts on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Burley Mountain Lookout was built in 1934 and is still active today. This route utilizes nature trails, a forest road, and a short hiking trail to access this unique site just south of Highway 12.
South Cascades > Mount St. Helens
2.6 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 40 feet
Highest Point: 4,500 feet
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A connector trail in the Mount St. Helens area linking Independence Pass with the Boundary Trail. Views from here include Spirit Lake and the north side of the volcano.
Southwest Washington > Columbia River Gorge - WA
2.8 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 1,100 feet
Highest Point: 3,667 feet
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Find spring wildflowers and one of the best ridge hikes in the Gorge; just be prepared for a difficult drive to get there. While Dog Mountain to the south is crowded, you’ll have these sweeping vistas to yourself. WTA volunteers have put in many hours to improve this trail.
South Cascades > Mount Adams Area
2.9 miles, one-way
Gain: 1,000 feet
Highest Point: 4,600 feet
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Gotchen Creek Trail is a 2.9-mile, high-elevation, single-track in the middle of Gotchen Meadow, south of Mount Adams and the Mount Adams Wilderness. This trail intersects with Cold Springs Trail (#72) and Morrison Creek Trail (#39) and crosses Hole-in-the-Ground Creek.
South Cascades > White Pass/Cowlitz River Valley
7.4 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 1,485 feet
Highest Point: 4,480 feet
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A quiet lake surrounded by healthy forest and marshy meadows invites hikers to find a seat on its shoreline and rest the soul.
South Cascades > Goat Rocks
9.3 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 2,056 feet
Highest Point: 5,842 feet
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A steep climb rewards you with huckleberries, stunning mountain views, wildflower meadows and a charming alpine lake along the Pacific Crest Trail.
South Cascades > White Pass/Cowlitz River Valley
2.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 400 feet
Highest Point: 1,800 feet
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Visitors to the North Fork Loop Trail will see several different forests and enjoy views of the lush Cispus Valley. The trail is adjacent to the North Fork of the Cispus River, and departs from the North Fork campground, making it a great option for people staying there.
Southwest Washington > Lewis River Region
9.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 3,000 feet
Highest Point: 4,607 feet
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This trail climbs from the trailhead on Forest Road 5401 through an old-growth forest to views of the many mountains of the South Cascades from Observation Peak.