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Johnston Ridge via the Boundary Trail — Shun the road to this historic and magnificent site

June 26, 2020 |

Quick Facts: Location: Mount St Helens Land Agency: Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument Round Trip: 9.0miles Elevation Gain: 1875 feet Contact: Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument Green Trails Map:  Mount St Helens 332S Recommended Guidebook: Day Hiking Mount St. Helens by Craig Romano and Aaron Theisen (Mountaineers Books)…

Driveway Butte– Give your calves a workout hiking this steep old cattle drive

June 19, 2020 |

Quick Facts: Location: Methow Valley Land Agency: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Round Trip: 8.6 miles Elevation Gain: 3000 feet Contact: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Green Trails Map: Green Trails Washington Pass No. 50 Recommended Guidebook: Day Hiking North Cascades 2nd Edition Notes: Northwest Forest Pass or Interagency Pass required Access: From Marblemount…

Coldwater Lake– Saunter through a healing landscape exploding with wildflowers!

June 12, 2020 |

Quick Facts: Location: Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Land Agency: US Forest Service Roundtrip: 9.0 miles Elevation Gain: 550 feet Contact:  Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument Green Trails Map: Green Trails Mount St Helens 332S Notes: Northwest Forest Pass (or interagency pass) required; No dogs; Trail open to bikes: Off trail travel…

Dirty Face Ridge– Make a clean break from Mount Townsend’s crowds

June 5, 2020 |

Quick Facts: Location: Buckhorn Wilderness, Northeast Olympic Peninsula Land Agency: Olympic National Forest Roundtrip: 7.8 miles Elevation gain: 3,000 feet Green Trails Maps: Olympic Mountains East No. 168SX Recommended Guidebook: Day Hiking Olympic Peninsula 2nd edition (Mountaineers Books) by Craig Romano Contact: Hood Canal District, Olympic National Forest Quilcene Access:…

Bunker Hill─No battling for solitude along this hike

May 28, 2020 |

Quick Facts Location: Wind River Valley Land Agency: Gifford Pinchot National Forest Roundtrip: 4.4 miles Elevation Gain: 1,250 feet Green trails Map: Green Trails Wind River No. 397 Recommended Guidebook: Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge (Craig Romano) Access: From Stevenson, head east on SR 14 for 3.0 miles turning left…

Patterson Mountain — Bitterroot and Balsamroot and a bevy of other blossoms  

May 22, 2020 |

Quick Facts: Location: Methow Valley Land Agency: WA Department of Natural Resources Roundtrip: 3.7 miles Elevation Gain: 1,100 feet Contact: WA Department of Natural Resources Green Trails Map: Sun Mountain, WA- No.83S Notes: Discover Pass Required Access:  From Winthrop head east on SR 20 for .6 mile immediately turning right onto Twin lakes Road. Follow…

Cloverdale Farm -Explore this future park on the Stilly

May 14, 2020 |

Quick Facts: Location: North Fork Stillaguamish River Valley near Arlington Land Agency: Snohomish County Parks Roundtrip: 4.5 miles Elevation gain: 50 feet Difficulty: easy Contact: Snohomish County Parks Notes: Dogs permitted on leash. All farm buildings are closed to public. Access: From Exit 208 on I-5 head east on SR 530 for 4.0 miles to Arlington. Continue…

Preston-Snoqualmie Trail — Overlooked rail trail between Snoqualmie Falls and Tiger Mountain

May 7, 2020 |

Quick Facts: Location: Preston and Snoqualmie Land Agency: King County Parks Distance: 11.0 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 500 feet Contact: King County Parks Notes: dogs on leash Access: From Seattle follow I-90 east to Exit 22. Then turn left on SE 82nd Street, cross freeway and turn right onto SE…

Beaver Lake Loop–wetland wonderland on Lord Hill

April 30, 2020 |

Location: Lord Hill Park near Snohomish Land Agency: Snohomish County Parks Roundtrip: 2.2 miles High Point: 650 feet Elevation gain: 200 feet Difficulty: easy Contact: Snohomish County Parks Notes: Dogs must be on leash; Map available online Access:  From Everett, head east on US 2 for 8.0 miles and take 88th…

Lowell Riverfront Trail—Out of industrial ashes a riverside trail and park are born

April 22, 2020 |

Quick Facts: Location: Lowell neighborhood, city of Everett Land Agency: Everett Parks and Recreation Contact: Everett Parks and Recreation Department Roundtrip: 4.0 miles Elevation Gain: None Access: From Exit 192 on I-5 in Everett head east on 41st Street. Turn right (south) onto 3rd Ave and proceed for 1.2 miles to…

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