Washington hiking trails - Boundary Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Okanogan County

   
  Hiking trails for backcountry backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over Washington; one of them being Boundary Trail in Okanogan County. When you're here in Washington backcountry backpacking along one of its hiking trails is the pleasant thing to do. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Boundary Trail in Okanogan County, Washington is a nice site for getting out. This is a hiking trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Now, this is roughly a 5.5-day hike, so it's a fine thing
    if your backpack is big enough to do the job. This hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. This great outdoors hiking trail goes through some very different elevations, so keep
in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. There are numerous hiking trails in Washington, and each one is well worth a hike. This wilderness hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 3,809 feet which is higher than average. Boundary Trail is a location that is relatively arid ordinarily; December is the month that gets the most snow; July is when it's the driest. These hiking trails here in the Northern Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these hills. There are so many backpacking trails in this region. Boundary  
Trail being so isolated from the most adjacent city, it sure is a a nice hiking trail. Being 37.8 miles long; it's a long great outdoors hiking trail. The length of this hiking trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backpacking trail fine for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. As long as you like the great outdoors you will like Washington. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. For the period of the summertime highs here at Boundary Trail reach the 80's, and the night is a tad cooler of course, mostly in the 50's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 20's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Boundary Trail temperatures dip to the 10's. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back.

Briefly about the general area:
Man, is there loads of amusing stuff to do close to Boundary Trail. Ballard Campground is a great local campground, and you are in the neighborhood of Diamond Point if you're here. A tour to Monument Spring will fill your spirit with pleasant feelings; you should absolutely dedicate some time to Sunset Meadow since you're here at Boundary Trail.
Dean Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth visiting, and a delightful site is Deception Pass. Life's too short to enjoy all the entertaining stuff in the Northern Cascade Range. In the event that you don't mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Methow River. All year is a delightful time in the Northern Cascade Range if you like the outdoors. Lost River is a nice whitewater spot near Boundary Trail; a good place like Whistler Basin here at Boundary Trail is too tremendous to miss.
Gate Creek Campground is a great campground nearby, and there's some flowing water nearby, Snowslide Creek is a stream you can pop by while here.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 48.9422, Longitude -120.4729
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 48.9643, Longitude -120.3717
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 18.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 9 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 18.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 9.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 37.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 17 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 days

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 37.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 17 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 days

Total elevation difference: 3809 feet


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 Trails Near Boundary Trail:
Monument Creek Trail, Okanogan County County , 10 miles away,  29.8 hiking miles, 4673 feet elevation difference
Driveway Butte Trail, Okanogan County County , 16 miles away,  9.4 hiking miles, 3442 feet elevation difference
West Fork Methow Trail, Okanogan County County , 19 miles away,  14.4 hiking miles, 1890 feet elevation difference
Mill Creek Trail, Whatcom County County , 28 miles away,  29.4 hiking miles, 5463 feet elevation difference
Rainbow Lake Trail, Chelan County County , 31 miles away,  24.8 hiking miles, 6260 feet elevation difference
North Fork Twentymile Trail, Okanogan County County , 32 miles away, 7.5 hiking miles, 2423 feet elevation difference
Windy Trail, Okanogan County County , 35 miles away, 9.2 hiking miles, 2851 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Boundary Trail:
Ballard Campground, Okanogan County, 15 miles away
Gate Creek Campground, Okanogan County, 15 miles away
Rivers Bend Campground, Okanogan County, 15 miles away
Rattlesnake Campground, Okanogan County, 16 miles away
Early Winters Campground, Okanogan County, 17 miles away
 Whitewater Near Boundary Trail:
Lost River, Okanogan County County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Drake Creek to Methow River confluence)
Methow River, Okanogan County County , 25 miles away, Class II(III) - 54 miles long (River Bend Campground to Carlton)
Chewuch River, Okanogan County County , 26 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Andrews Camp to Camp Four)
Chewuch River, Okanogan County County , 26 miles away, Class III - 13 miles long (Camp Four to Five Mile Bridge)
Chewuch River, Okanogan County County , 28 miles away, Class II+(IV) - 8 miles long (Five Mile Bridge to Winthrop)
 Hotels Near Boundary Trail:
Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop , 27 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn-Winthrop, Winthrop , 30 miles away
 Lakes Near Boundary Trail
Hidden Lakes, Okanogan County , 3 miles away
Cougar Lake, Okanogan County , 4 miles away

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