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| | It's a lengthy tour from Hood River to Bear Creek Mountain Trail, but backcountry trekking it is always exciting. Backpacking here in Washington never gets boring. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Bear Creek Mountain Trail in Yakima County, Washington is a splendid spot to go. This is one of many hiking trails in the surrounding area. Bear Creek Mountain Trail regularly gets a good deal of precipitation; through January this vicinity sees the most rain; July is the month with the least moisture. Bear Creek |
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Mountain Trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can walk it just one way. The total elevation difference for this wilderness trail is 2,593 feet, and that is higher than average. Different parts of Bear Creek Mountain Trail are at very different elevations
| | which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backcountry hiking trail. Each one of the many backpacking trails of Washington is well worth a backcountry hike. This backcountry walk should take you about 5 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Summer at Bear Creek Mountain Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 70's while nighttime lows are regularly in the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's while the cold winter nights at Bear Creek Mountain Trail are in the 20's. | |
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Bear Creek Mountain Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this hiking trail splendid for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. A visit to Washington is not complete without some backcountry backpacking. This is a backpacking and
hiking trail that is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. There are backpacking trails all over Washington, and Bear Creek Mountain Trail in Yakima County is one of them. Bear Creek Mountain Trail is 31.8 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry trek.
Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. The gorgeous trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a very glorious way to see these highlands.
Briefly about the general area:
Just can't get enough of the Northern Cascade Range. A brilliant
place like Butte Meadows here at Bear Creek Mountain Trail is too great to miss; Sheep Point is not far at all. There's so much to do here at Bear Creek Mountain Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Rimrock Public Campground and Boat Landing is a glorious location for
that, and glide down the rapids of Tieton River - South Fork in a kayak.
And if that's not enough there's loads more enjoyable things to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Getting to Long Creek from Bear Creek Mountain Trail is simple; don't leave Bear Creek Mountain Trail without
first paying a visit to Soda Spring. Some nearby water includes Tenday Creek, and Narrowneck Gap is in close proximity, and is a brilliant place. Conrad Meadows is right here at Bear Creek Mountain Trail, and a visit to Withrow Spring will fill your soul with magnificent feelings.
But wait, there's more to do next to Bear Creek Mountain Trail. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Bear Creek Mountain Trail has to offer, you can camp at Grey Creek Campground, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Cispus River.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 46.4606, Longitude -121.2374
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 46.5577, Longitude -121.3103
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 15.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 15.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 31.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 14.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 31.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 14.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 days
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Total elevation difference: 2593 feet
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
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39 miles away
Set on the sunny eastern slopes of the Cascades alongside the sparkling waters of the Cle Elum River and surrounded by pristine pine forest-Suncadia offers the ultimate luxury mountain resort experien...
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
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40 miles away
Carat Hotel Dusseldorf GmbH offers a wide range of rooms and amenities to make us your recreational or business spot all year around. Our rooms are exceptionally large and include unique pine furnitu...
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Bear Creek Mountain Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Bear Creek Mountain Trail. |
| | Trails Near Bear Creek Mountain Trail:
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Minnie Meadows Trail, Yakima County
County
, 3 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 2418 feet elevation difference |
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Tieton Meadows Trail, Yakima County
County
, 5 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 3251 feet elevation difference |
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North Fork Tieton Trail, Yakima County
County
, 7 miles away, 13.8 hiking miles, 2100 feet elevation difference |
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Hogback Trail, Yakima County
County
, 7 miles away, 7.7 hiking miles, 2654 feet elevation difference |
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Shoe Lake Trail, Yakima County
County
, 7 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 3194 feet elevation difference |
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Big Peak Trail, Yakima County
County
, 8 miles away, 11 hiking miles, 2631 feet elevation difference |
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Ironstone Mountain Trail, Yakima County
County
, 8 miles away, 7.6 hiking miles, 2130 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Bear Creek Mountain Trail:
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Tieton River - South Fork, Yakima County
County
, 9 miles away, Class IV(V+) - 5.7 miles long (Grey Creek Campground to Rimrock Lake) |
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Cispus River, Lewis County
County
, 15 miles away, Class V - 4 miles long (Goat Creek to FR 2160) |
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Summit Creek, Lewis County
County
, 19 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123) |
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Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis County
County
, 20 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground) |
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Bumping River, Yakima County
County
, 20 miles away, Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River) |
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| | Hotels Near Bear Creek Mountain Trail:
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Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
, 39 miles away |
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
, 40 miles away |
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Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum
, 40 miles away |
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Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River
, 40 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 42 miles away |
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40 miles away
