Snohomish County
Two Trees Trail─Two big pines and plenty of other trees, too!
Quick Facts Location: Maltby Land Agency: Snohomish County Parks Roundtrip: 3.8 miles Elevation Gain: 75 feet Special Note: Dogs must be leashed. Contact: Snohomish County Parks; www1.co.snohomish.wa.us Access: From SR 522 in Maltby (5.0 miles east of Woodinville; 8.0 miles west of Monroe) head east on Paradise Lake Road for 1.7 miles to trailhead. Snohomish…
Read MoreN.O.A.H. Nature Trail─Where it always reigns cats and dogs
Quick Facts Location: Northern Snohomish County, near Stanwood Land Agency: Northwest Organization for Animal Help (N.O.A.H.) Roundtrip: 0.5 mile Elevation Gain: 25 feet Contact: www.thenoahcenter.org Notes: Hiking with dogs encouraged but they must be leashed. Access: From Everett, head north on I-5 to Exit 215. Head east on 300th Street NW and immediately turn left…
Read MorePilchuck Park─A wetland reborn!
Quick Facts Location: Northern Snohomish County, near Stanwood Land Agency: Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians Roundtrip: 1.0 mile Elevation Gain: 50 feet Contact: www.stillaguamish.nsn.us Notes: Dogs must be leashed. Access: From Everett, head north on I-5 to Exit 210. Turn left heading west on 236th Street NW. Within a .25 mile turn right onto Old Highway…
Read MoreNorth Fork Skykomish River—A wild and lonely hike in the Wild Sky and Henry M. Jackson Wildernesses
Quick Facts Location: North Fork Skykomish River Valley Land Agency: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Roundtrip: 12.0 miles Elevation Gain: 1,200 feet Green Trails Map: Monte Cristo- No. 143, Benchmark Mtn- No. 144 Contact: Skykomish Ranger District: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest; (360) 677-2414; www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs Special Note: Northwest Trail Pass required. Access: From Everett head east on…
Read MoreJumpoff Ridge—Follow an old logging road-turned-trail into the new Wild Sky Wilderness.
Quick Facts Location: North Fork of the Skykomish River near Index Land Agency: National Forest Service Roundtrip: 8.2 miles Elevation Gain: 2,100 feet Access: From Everett follow US 2 east for 35 miles turning left onto the Index-Galena Road (FR 63). Turn off is just after the bridge crossing of the Skykomish River. Continue for…
Read MoreMcCollum Pioneer Park─A pocket of nature in south Everett
Quick Facts Location: South Everett – Mill Creek Land Agency: Snohomish County Parks Roundtrip: 1.5 miles Elevation Gain: none Access: From Exit 186 on I-5 head east on SR 96 (128th Street). Park entrance is on right. Trail begins by pool. Notes: Dogs permitted on leash. Contact: Snohomish County Parks; (425) 388-6600; www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/Departments/Parks Okay, this…
Read MoreCentennial Trail─All aboard this great rail trail for a Snohomish countryside hike
Quick Facts Location: southern trailhead near city of Snohomish Land Agency: Snohomish County Parks Roundtrip: 17.5 miles Elevation Gain: 200 feet Contact: Snohomish County Parks Notes: Dogs must be leashed Access: There are seven major trailheads. Access the northern terminus in Arlington on Armar Road near the junction with 152nd St NE. Access the southern…
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