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| | Backbone Ridge Trail is relatively isolated from the most adjacent town, and wilderness trails like these are good. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and if you happen to be in Lewis County of Washington, Backbone Ridge Trail is a perfect local wilderness trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. There are numerous hiking trails in Washington, and each one is worth hiking. The hiking and backpacking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a splendid way to explore these mountains. Backbone Ridge Trail is not that |
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long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. For the duration of the summer at Backbone Ridge Trail highs are ordinarily in the 70's. Through the moonlight hours it's usually in the 40's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally
| | in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Backbone Ridge Trail are in the 20's. While visiting this vicinity in Washington it's a splendid idea to go backpacking too. Backbone Ridge Trail gets a large amount of water; of all the months in a year January is the one with the most snow; the driest of the months is July. Backbone Ridge Trail is a two ended backpacking trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can walk it just one way. You should count on this hike taking about 4 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and | |
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you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Backbone Ridge Trail is a mid-length hiking and backpacking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backcountry hiking trail fine for the average hiker looking for an enjoyable adventure. This backcountry hiking
trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backcountry hiking trail. Backbone Ridge Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,833 feet, and that is about average. And keep
in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Hiking trails for hiking, and backpacking can be found all over Washington; Backbone Ridge Trail in Lewis County is one of them. Here in Washington hiking is always an amusing thing to do. Backbone Ridge Trail
is 4.8 miles long it's an average length backcountry hiking trail. This is one of many backcountry hiking trails in the surrounding vicinity.
Briefly about the general area:
These mountains rock, just explore all the amusing stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range.
Take a little visit to Clear Fork Cowlitz River if you're here at Backbone Ridge Trail, and if time allows, Mount Rainier National Park is a national park worth visiting. A short tour to Grant Purcell Falls is always worthwhile, and camping is available at River Bar Campground.
Purcell Creek is close to Backbone Ridge Trail and is always a delight to stop at; a great spot for whitewater paddling is Cowlitz River - Muddy Fork. If you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Ohanepecosh River, and close by
you stumble on good locations like Big Bottom. If you love the outdoors, you'll like Backbone Ridge Trail. Camping at Hatchery RV Campground is always a tremendous experience.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 46.6749, Longitude -121.6008
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 46.7085, Longitude -121.5985
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.4 miles
Total climbing distance = .1 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1833 feet
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| These outdoors activities are available near Backbone Ridge Trail. |
| | Trails Near Backbone Ridge Trail:
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Tatoosh Trail, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, 16.4 hiking miles, 5829 feet elevation difference |
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Packwood Lake Trail, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, 11.4 hiking miles, 384 feet elevation difference |
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Three Peaks Trail, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, 7.6 hiking miles, 1240 feet elevation difference |
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Five Thousand Thirty Trail, Lewis County
County
, 6 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 897 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Backbone Ridge Trail:
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Cowlitz River - Muddy Fork, Lewis County
County
, 1 miles away, Class V - 5 miles long (to Cowlitz River) |
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Ohanepecosh River, Lewis County
County
, 2 miles away, Class V - 4.7 miles long (Ohanepecosh Campground to La Wis Wis Campground) |
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Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis County
County
, 4 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground) |
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Cowlitz River, Lewis County
County
, 4 miles away, Class II - 7.6 miles long (La Wis Wis Campground to Packwood) |
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Summit Creek, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123) |
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| | Hotels Near Backbone Ridge Trail:
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Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw
, 35 miles away |
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Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley
, 37 miles away |
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Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie
, 43 miles away |
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Summit Lodge at Snoqualmie Pass, Snoqualmie Pass
, 43 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 47 miles away |
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43 miles away
