Lookout Tree Trail — Snag a glimpse into the past

Quick Facts: Location: Mountain Loop Highway Land Agency: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Roundtrip:  1.5 mile Elevation gain: 200 feet Green Trails Map: Mountain Loop Highway 111SX Contact: Darrington Ranger District: Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest  Notes: No passes needed Access: From Darrington, follow Mountain Loop Highway for 11.3 miles to unmarked trailhead located on your…

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Willapa Hills Trail─ Follow the Chehalis River back into time

Quick Facts: Location: Western Lewis County Land Agency: Washington State Parks Roundtrip: 10.0 miles Elevation Gain: 100 feet Access: From Chehalis (exit 77 on I-5) follow SR 6 west for 23 miles to the town of Pe Ell. At blinking red light turn left onto 6th Ave and proceed 0.1 mile to Trailhead at old…

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Warrior Rock Lighthouse─A scenic and historic hike on Oregon’s largest island

Quick Facts: Location: Sauvie Island (Portland, Oregon) Land Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Roundtrip: 6.5 miles Elevation Gain: 10 feet Access: From downtown Portland, follow US 30 west for just shy of 11 miles turning right onto the Sauvie Island Bridge. Follow Sauvie Island Road passing Cracker Barrel Grocery in .3 mile (where…

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Barnaby Buttes

Mega-fauna hot spot in the Kettle River Range Quick Facts: Location: Kettle River Range Land Agency: National Forest Service Distance: 7.4 miles Elevation Gain: 1975 feet Contact: Colville National Forest Three Rivers Ranger District Recommended Guidebook: Day Hiking Eastern Washington (Mountaineers Books) Access: From Kettle Falls, travel west on SR 20 for 14 miles turning…

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Goat Lake─A family friendly hike for old goats and kids alike!

Quick Facts: Location: Mountain Loop Highway near Darrington Land Agency: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Roundtrip: 10.4 miles Elevation Gain: 1,400 feet Green trails Map: Mountain Loop Highway-No. 111SX Access: From Granite Falls, follow the Mountain Loop Highway east for 31 miles to Barlow Pass and end of pavement. Continue for 3.5 miles turning right onto FR…

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Windy Pass

Easy wanderings high on the Pacific Crest Trail Quick Facts: Location: Harts Pass area Land Agency: National Forest Service Distance: 7.6 miles Elevation Gain: 900 feet Contact: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Methow Valley Ranger District Map: Green Trails Methow Valley Pasayten Wilderness 51SX Notes: Northwest Trail Pass or Interagency pass required Access: From Winthrop, drive State…

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Scott Paul Trail

Loop on high slopes on Mount Baker Quick Facts: Location: Mount Baker National Recreation Area Land Agency: National Forest Service Distance: 8.0 mile loop Elevation Gain: 2000 feet Contact: Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest, Mount Baker Ranger District Map: Green Trails Mount Baker Wilderness no. 13S Notes: Northwest Trail Pass or interagency pass required May 1-Oct…

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Marten Creek─Overlooked trail off the Mountain Loop Highway offers plenty of solitude

Quick Facts Location: Boulder River Wilderness, Mountain Loop Highway near Granite Falls Land Agency: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Roundtrip: 5.2 miles Elevation Gain: 1,300 feet Green Trails Map: Mountain Loop Highway WA- No. 111SX Recommended Guidebook: Day Hiking North Cascades 2nd edition (Mountaineers Books) Access: From Granite Falls follow the Mountain Loop Highway east for…

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Lookout Mountain

Flowers and sweeping views from highest point in the Badger Creek Wilderness Quick Facts: Location: Badger Creek Wilderness Land Agency: Mount Hood National Forest Distance: 2.5 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 550 feet Contact: Barlow Ranger District, Mount Hood National Forest Map: Green Trails Mount Hood Wilderness 462SX Notes: Northwest Trail Pass or interagency pass required…

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Slab Camp Trail

Quick Facts: Location: Buckhorn Wilderness Land Agency: Olympic National Forest Roundtrip: 5.6 miles Elevation Gain: 1,100 feet Green Trails Map: Olympic Mountains East 168SX Recommended Guidebook: Day Hiking Olympic Peninsula 2nd edition (Mountaineers Books) Contact: Hood Canal District, Quilcene Olympic National Forest Access: From Sequim, head west 2.5 miles on US 101 turning left onto…

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