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| | Every wilderness trail in Washington has its own unique splendor. Trekking in Washington is a wonderful way to spend some time. You'll need to go far from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue to get to Big Creek Trail, but backcountry hiking along this hiking and backpacking trail is very fun. Being 10 miles long; it's a long hiking trail. Washington has lots of outdoors pursuits. Washington has plenty of delightful wilderness trails, and one of those is Big Creek Trail in Lewis County. This is a long hiking and backpacking trail, so do pack enough food to last |
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the whole trip. This is a two-ended backpacking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of backpacking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Big Creek Trail
| | in Lewis County, Washington is a fine choice. This backpacking trail is a backpacking trail of glorious length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a brilliant wilderness hiking trail for experienced backcountry walkers in splendid shape. You should count on this walk taking about 9 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Big Creek Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry walk. Big Creek Trail | |
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is a pretty wet place frequently with lots of precipitation; during the month of November you get the most rain around here while July is generally the driest month. Big Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,356 feet which is an average number. This is one of many wilderness
hiking trails in the surrounding area. Hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a very glorious way to see these highlands. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Summer at Big Creek Trail comes with high temperatures
in the 70's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's frequently in the 50's. Highs through the wintertime are frequently in the 40's while Big Creek Trail nighttime low temperatures through the wintertime are in the 30's.
Briefly about the general area:
If time allows,
Mount Rainier National Park is a national park worth taking a look at; why not go to nearby Mesatchee Creek while you're here at Big Creek Trail. Get wet paddling on Cispus River, and Big Creek Trail is a delightful place to visit for more than one day, High Rock Campground is
a delightful place to camp nearby.
Any time is a nice time at Big Creek Trail if you like the outdoors. It's a brilliant idea to have a look at Teeley Creek, it's in the neighborhood of Big Creek Trail, and whitewater paddling is nice on Silver Creek. Yeah, come up here to the Northern Cascade Range for a great time. Stay the night at Mounthaven Resort, and naturally, A tour to Towhead Gap is always fun.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 46.706, Longitude -121.9206
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 46.6949, Longitude -121.8851
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.4 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 10 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
9 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 10 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
9 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
6 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1356 feet
Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley
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24 miles away
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Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw
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24 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington, the metro area neareast to Big Creek Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Big Creek Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Lewis County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Big Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Big Creek Trail:
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Osborne Mountain Trail, Lewis County
County
, 3 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 3193 feet elevation difference |
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Silver Creek Trail, Lewis County
County
, 4 miles away, 4.7 hiking miles, 718 feet elevation difference |
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Purcell Mountain Trail, Lewis County
County
, 8 miles away, 8.5 hiking miles, 5050 feet elevation difference |
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Willame Trail, Lewis County
County
, 10 miles away, 3.5 hiking miles, 921 feet elevation difference |
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Davis Mountain Trail, Lewis County
County
, 10 miles away, 6.7 hiking miles, 3121 feet elevation difference |
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Paul Peak Trail, Pierce County
County
, 11 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 1081 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Big Creek Trail:
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Silver Creek, Lewis County
County
, 6 miles away, Class V - 4.5 miles long (Lynx Creek to Mary Kiona Park) |
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Cispus River, Lewis County
County
, 12 miles away, Class III - 20.2 miles long (Road 28 Bridge to Scanewa Reservoir) |
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Skate Creek, Lewis County
County
, 12 miles away, Class III+ - 3.1 miles long (Johnson Creek to Craig Road) |
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Mineral Creek - North Fork, Lewis County
County
, 14 miles away, Class IV(V) - 6 miles long (Gale to Mineral Creek) |
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Yellowjacket Creek, Skamania/Lewis County
County
, 15 miles away, Class IV - 5.2 miles long (Veta Creek to Cispus River confluence) |
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| | Hotels Near Big Creek Trail:
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Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley
, 24 miles away |
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Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw
, 24 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites SUMNER, Sumner
, 35 miles away |
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Best Western Park Plaza, Puyallup
, 35 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites PUYALLUP (TACOMA AREA), Puyallup
, 35 miles away |
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35 miles away
