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4207 Hikes

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.
 
 

Copper Ridge

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
13.9 miles, one-way
Elevation Gain
1,800 feet
Highest Point
6,260 feet
Rating
Average rating:
4.00
(9 votes)
  • Dogs not allowed
  • Established campsites
  • Lakes
  • Mountain views
  • Ridges/passes
  • Rivers
  • Wildflowers/Meadows
The Copper Ridge Trail forms part of the popular and iconic Copper Ridge Loop. The trail climbs to a ridge with stunning views before dropping down to the Chilliwack River Valley.
 
 

Chilliwack River

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
17.3 miles, one-way
Elevation Gain
2,365 feet
Highest Point
4,440 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.25
(4 votes)
  • Dogs not allowed
  • Established campsites
  • Ridges/passes
  • Rivers
  • Wildlife
The Chilliwack River Trail is an important part of the Copper Ridge Loop and is also part of the traverse between Hannegan Pass and Ross Lake via a connection with the Little Beaver Trail.
 
 

Chain Lakes Loop

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
6.5 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
1,820 feet
Highest Point
5,400 feet
Rating
Average rating:
4.55
(60 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Established campsites
  • Fall foliage
  • Good for kids
  • Lakes
  • Mountain views
  • Wildflowers/Meadows
  • Wildlife

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

This gorgeous loop hike has it all: big views of Mounts Baker and Shuksan, as well as the North Cascades, alpine lakes for swimming, and well-maintained trail winding through meadows and heather. And with wildflowers in spring, blueberry bushes for trail-side snacking in late summer and blazing color in the fall, you can't pick a bad season to visit.
 
 

Bagley Lakes Snowshoe

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
5.5 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
1,152 feet
Rating
Average rating:
4.50
(2 votes)
  • Mountain views
  • Ridges/passes
In winter, the Bagley Lakes Loop and Chain Lakes trail creates an intermediate snowshoeing opportunity near the schussing skiers in the Mount Baker Ski Area.
 
 

Bagley Lakes

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
2.0 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
150 feet
Highest Point
4,300 feet
Rating
Average rating:
4.00
(25 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Fall foliage
  • Good for kids
  • Lakes
  • Mountain views
  • Wildflowers/Meadows
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.
 
 

Artist Ridge - Huntoon Point

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
1.2 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
200 feet
Highest Point
5,150 feet
Rating
Average rating:
4.20
(20 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Fall foliage
  • Good for kids
  • 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.

This spectacular, short trail gets lots of love during its short hiking season. Accessible for less than three months each year, hordes of hikers and tourists take to it as the snow finally begins to melt.
 
 

Artist Point Snowshoe

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
4.0 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
1,000 feet
Highest Point
5,100 feet
Rating
Average rating:
4.53
(30 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Good for kids
  • Mountain views
  • Ridges/passes
Artist Point is the top competitor for best viewpoint in the state. The beautifully shaped Mount Shuksan is the star of the area, with a gorgeous summit pyramid and several impressive glaciers. This relatively easy snowshoe is an excellent winter destination with a virtual guarantee of good snow coverage.
 
 

Wild Goose

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
 
Length
1.4 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
1,100 feet
Highest Point
5,100 feet
Rating
Average rating:
3.25
(4 votes)
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Fall foliage
  • Lakes
  • Mountain views

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

Hike from the Artist Point parking area to the Heather Meadows Visitor Center and back. With 1,100 feet of elevation gain, you'll have a great thigh workout. Combine Wild Goose with many of the other short trails in the area to make a full day of exploration, or use the Wild Goose trail to access Swift Creek or Lake Ann.