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Middle Fork Snoqualmie River

November 30, 2012 |

Quick Facts Location: Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley near North Bend Land Agency: National Forest Service Roundtrip: 12.0 miles Elevation Gain: 700 feet Access: From Seattle, take I-90 east to exit 34 east of North Bend turning left onto SE Edgewick Road (468th Ave SE). Proceed for .6 mile turning…

Red Mountain Lookout Site─Feel the Pride from this old lookout site

October 26, 2012 |

Quick Facts Location: Mountain Loop Highway near Darrington Land Agency: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Roundtrip: 2.0 miles Elevation Gain: 800 feet Green Trails Map: Sloan Peak, WA-No. 111 Access: From Darrington, follow Mountain Loop Highway for 16 miles (pavement ends at 9.0 miles) to a junction with FR 49 (signed…

Sage Hills—Sage advice for a great spring hike

April 6, 2012 |

Quick Facts Location: Wenatchee Foothills Land Agency: Chelan-Douglas Land Trust, Chelan PUD Contact: Chelan-Douglas Land Trust (509) 667-9708; www.cdlandtrust.org Roundtrip: 5.5 miles Elevation Gain: 850 feet Green Trails Map: Wenatchee/ Mission Ridge, WA- No 211S Access: Follow US 2 to Wenatchee turning south onto SR 285 (Wenatchee Ave.). After 2.0…

Big Four Ice Caves─Snowshoe along the Stilly to an iconic Mountain Loop Destination

March 2, 2012 |

Quick Facts Location: Mountain Loop Highway near Granite Falls Land Agency: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Roundtrip: 7.0 miles Elevation Gain: 300 feet Note: Northwest Forest Pass required; part of route is on Mountain Loop Highway which is open to snowmobile use. Access: From Granite Falls, follow the Mountain Loop Highway…

Eagle Trail─Come celebrate Arlington’s Eagle Festival on this hike along the Stillaguamish River

February 3, 2012 |

Quick Facts Location: Arlington Land Agency: City of Arlington Parks and Recreation Roundtrip: 1.7 miles Elevation Gain: none Special Note: Dogs permitted on leash. Access: From Exit 208 on I-5 head east on SR 530 for 4.0 miles to junction with SR 9 in Arlington. Continue east on SR 530…

Whitehorse Trail-West─Snohomish County’s next great long distance rail trail

January 20, 2012 |

Quick Facts Location: North Fork Stillaguamish River Valley near Arlington Land Agency: Snohomish County Parks Roundtrip: 6.0 miles Elevation Gain: 150 feet Notes: Dogs permitted on leash. Access: From Exit 208 on I-5 head east on SR 530 for 4.0 miles to junction with SR 9 in Arlington. Continue east…

Frog Lake─Just a hop, skip, and jump away from Darrington

December 23, 2011 |

Quick Facts Location: Mountain Loop Highway, Darrington Land Agency: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Roundtrip: 2.0 miles Elevation Gain: 300 feet Green Trails Map: Silverton, WA-No. 110 Access: From Arlington follow SR 530 east for 28 miles to Darrington. At a three-way stop, turn right onto the Mountain Loop Highway and…

West Cady Ridge—Come September this old burn site is set ablaze in autumn colors

September 30, 2011 |

Quick Facts Location: Wild Sky and Henry Jackson Wildernesses, North Fork Skykomish River Valley Land Agency: National Forest Service Roundtrip: 8.0 miles Elevation Gain: 2,300 feet Green Trails Map: Monte Cristo, WA- No. 143 Contact: Skykomish Ranger District: Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest; www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs Notes: Northwest Forest Pass required. Access:…

Middle Ridge—Beneath a fortress in the middle of the Glacier Peak Wilderness

September 2, 2011 |

Quick Facts Location: Glacier Peak Wilderness Land Agency: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Roundtrip: 26.6 miles Elevation Gain: 5,100 feet Green Trails Map: Holden, WA- No. 113 Contact: Darrington Ranger District: Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest (360) 436-1155; www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs Notes: Northwest Forest Pass required. Access: From Everett, head 85 miles east…

Colchuck Lake—Cobalt blue waters beneath a wall of rock and ice

August 26, 2011 |

Quick Facts Location: Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Icicle River Valley Land Agency: National Forest Service Roundtrip: 8.4 miles Elevation Gain: 2,200 feet Green Trails Map: The Enchantments- No. 209S Contact: Wenatchee River Ranger District (Leavenworth): Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest; www.fs.fed.us/r6/wenatchee Notes: Northwest Forest Pass required; Dogs prohibited; Special Enchantment Permit required for…

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