Washington hiking trails - Bismarck Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County

   
  Every single Washington hiking trail is worth backcountry trekking. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the outdoors a bit, and Bismarck Trail in Yakima County, Washington is such a nice location. When you're here in Washington backcountry trekking along one of its hiking trails is always a fun thing to do. Bismarck Trail is a long drive away from Ellensburg, but hiking it is nice fun any time. There are many brilliant hiking trails in Washington; one of these is Bismarck Trail in Yakima County. Washington is a great spot for outdoors
    people. The high level of rain makes Bismarck Trail a quite wet site; most of the rain falls through January, and the driest month is July. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Now, this is roughly a 2-day walk, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear
packed. This hiking trail is a very long hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors hiking trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. This is one of many great outdoors hiking trails in the surrounding region. This trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the trail could be very different from other parts of it. This wilderness trail has a total elevation difference of 4,496 feet, and that is higher than average. This wilderness trail has only one  
trailhead, so you'll be backcountry trekking it in and back out. Bismarck Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. The beautiful hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a great way to explore these highlands. Through the days of summer at Bismarck Trail temperatures are ordinarily in the 70's while overnight lows are ordinarily in the 40's. For the duration of the winter the highs are ordinarily in the 30's; winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Bismarck Trail. Bismarck Trail is 14.2 miles long; it's longer than many trails.

Briefly about the general area:
Get dripping wet paddling on Bumping River, and if you came for an overnight stay Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest is a great location to camp. Paddling on American River is so much fun, and Carmelita Basin is a picturesque location any time of year.
This is a really good river. While staying at Bismarck Trail you could always discover Mosquito Valley, and camping at Bismarck Trail is splendid fun, Boat Landing Campground is a splendid local campground. And if that's not sufficient there's plenty more enjoyable stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Indian Creek Meadows is a great place to check out, and do have a look at Deep Creek if you're here at Bismarck Trail. But wait, there's more to do right next door to Bismarck Trail. Take a side trip to Copper Creek.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.813, Longitude -121.3064
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Total in and out hiking length = 14.2 miles

Total climbing distance = 5.6 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 8 hours

Total elevation difference: 4496 feet


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 Trails Near Bismarck Trail:
Pear Butte Trail, Yakima County County , 1 miles away,  13.2 hiking miles, 2981 feet elevation difference
Blankenship Meadows Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 1367 feet elevation difference
Indian Creek Trail, Lewis County County , 4 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 1528 feet elevation difference
Sand Ridge Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away, 10 hiking miles, 2174 feet elevation difference
Rattlesnake Trail, Yakima County County , 5 miles away, 13.5 hiking miles, 2679 feet elevation difference
McAllister Trail, Yakima County County , 5 miles away,  4.2 hiking miles, 686 feet elevation difference
Bumping Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 5 miles away,  18.2 hiking miles, 792 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Bismarck Trail:
Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan, 3 miles away
Boat Landing Campground, Yakima County, 4 miles away
Bumping Dam Campground, Yakima County, 4 miles away
Bumping Crossing Campground, Yakima County, 5 miles away
Pleasant Valley Campground, Yakima County, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Bismarck Trail:
American River, -blank- County County , 8 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)
Bumping River, Yakima County County , 8 miles away, Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River)
American River, Yakima County County , 11 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Hell's Crossing to American Forks)
Tieton River - South Fork, Yakima County County , 12 miles away, Class IV(V+) - 5.7 miles long (Grey Creek Campground to Rimrock Lake)
American River, Yakima County County , 15 miles away, Class II+ - 5 miles long (American Forks to Sawmill Flat)
 National Parks Near Bismarck Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 47 miles away
 Hotels Near Bismarck Trail:
Crystal Mountain Hotels, Enumclaw , 14 miles away
Game Ridge Motel, Naches , 22 miles away
Mt View Lodge, Packwood , 26 miles away
Cowlitz River Lodge, Packwood , 27 miles away
Inn of Packwood, Packwood , 27 miles away
 Lakes Near Bismarck Trail
Pear Lake, Yakima County , 2 miles away
Apple Lake, Yakima County , 3 miles away

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