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| | Bumping Lake Trail is a trail rather far from Ellensburg, but what a brilliant place for backcountry backpacking it is. Every Washington trail is well worth a backcountry hike. Here in the brilliant state of Washington trekking is so much fun. This backcountry trek should take you about 2.5 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. This is one of many hiking trails in the surrounding neighborhood. All the water falling down from the sky makes Bumping Lake Trail a wet spot; the month with most of the rain is January, and July on |
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the other hand is the driest. With its 18.2 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many backcountry hiking trails. Bumping Lake Trail has a total elevation difference of 792 feet, and that is lower than average. Bumping Lake Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last
| | the whole trip. Bumping Lake Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry trek. In Washington you never run out of outdoors fun. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in nature a bit, and Bumping Lake Trail in Yakima County, Washington is a brilliant place to go. Summertime highs at Bumping Lake Trail commonly tend to be in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 30's, and nighttime lows at Bumping Lake Trail during the winter regularly | |
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dip into the 20's. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. Backcountry trails are brilliant and plentiful in Washington, and one of these is Bumping Lake Trail in Yakima County. The wonderful backpacking and hiking trails of the Northern Cascade
Range are the best way to enjoy these summits. You spend the whole backcountry hike in roughly the same elevation zone, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry hike. This backpacking and hiking trail is a very long backpacking and hiking
trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this hiking trail magnificent for hard core backpackers looking for adventure.
Briefly about the general area:
So much enjoyable stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range, not sufficient time. Gifford Pinchot
National Forest is a forest right next door to Bumping Lake Trail that you can go to, and camping at Lodgepole Campground is always a wonderful experience. This river is so perfect.
There's no way anyone can get bored here in the Northern Cascade Range. Everybody loves Big
Basin, and a quick tour to Red Rock Creek is positively a great idea. It's a good idea to check out Cougar Creek, it's near Bumping Lake Trail, and Blankenship Meadows is right here at Bumping Lake Trail. Log Spring is a beautiful location to pop by while you're at Bumping Lake
Trail, and Bumping River has a fine whitewater paddling spot close by.
The surroundings of this river have so much to offer. Union Creek Falls is always fun to check out; in case you don’t have a problem getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on American
River. If you want a brilliant time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Bumping Lake Trail. Near Bumping Lake Trail you discover Mosquito Valley which is a magnificent place to take a look at, and if you came to camp Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest is a pleasant place to do that.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.8569, Longitude -121.3202
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 18.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Total elevation difference: 792 feet
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31 miles away
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
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34 miles away
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User input for Bumping Lake Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington:
Outdoors Recreation Near Ellensburg, Washington
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Ellensburg, Washington, the metro area neareast to Bumping Lake Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Bumping Lake Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington
Local climate location: GREENWATER 12 miles away
       
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Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum
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34 miles away
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Cle Elum Travelers Inn, Cle Elum
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36 miles away
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| | Trails Near Bumping Lake Trail:
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Twin Sisters Trail, Yakima County
County
, 3 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 1307 feet elevation difference |
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Indian Creek Trail, Lewis County
County
, 3 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 1528 feet elevation difference |
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Swamp Lake Trail, Yakima County
County
, 3 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 1563 feet elevation difference |
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Jug Lake Trail, Lewis County
County
, 4 miles away, 13.4 hiking miles, 1307 feet elevation difference |
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Pear Butte Trail, Yakima County
County
, 4 miles away, 13.2 hiking miles, 2981 feet elevation difference |
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Blankenship Meadows Trail, Yakima County
County
, 4 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 1367 feet elevation difference |
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Bismarck Trail, Yakima County
County
, 5 miles away, 14.2 hiking miles, 4496 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Bumping Lake Trail:
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American River, -blank- County
County
, 7 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing) |
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Bumping River, Yakima County
County
, 11 miles away, Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River) |
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Chinook Creek, Pierce County
County
, 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Deer Creek to Cedar Flats) |
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Summit Creek, Lewis County
County
, 12 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123) |
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American River, Yakima County
County
, 13 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Hell's Crossing to American Forks) |
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| | Hotels Near Bumping Lake Trail:
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Crystal Mountain Hotels, Enumclaw
, 10 miles away |
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Mt View Lodge, Packwood
, 23 miles away |
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Cowlitz River Lodge, Packwood
, 23 miles away |
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Inn of Packwood, Packwood
, 23 miles away |
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Hotel Packwood, Packwood
, 23 miles away |
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