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| | Relatively far from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue you come across Carbon Trail, but it is a wonderful retreat from the town. Here in Washington hiking is a wonderful way to spend some time. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the outdoors a bit, and Carbon Trail in Pierce County, Washington is just the site. This is a long hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Carbon Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a good wilderness trail for experienced backcountry walkers in great shape. |
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Of course, this is an overnight walk, 3.5 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Some parts of this hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the hiking trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations.
| | The hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a really tremendous way to spend quality time in the fresh air. There are many tremendous backpacking trails in Washington, and one of these is Carbon Trail in Pierce County. The total elevation difference for this wilderness trail is 3,299 feet which is higher than average. Carbon Trail is a wet place that gets a lot of rain; the month of November is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month of the year is July. During the days of summer at Carbon Trail temperatures are ordinarily in | |
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the 70's; all through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's; overnight lows all through the wintertime for Carbon Trail tend to be in the 30's. This is just one of a large number of wilderness trails in this neighborhood. This
part of Washington is always a diversion to pop by during backpacking season. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. Every Washington backpacking trail has its own character. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end which means
you have the option of backcountry hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Carbon Trail is 22.8 miles long; it's longer than many hiking trails.
Briefly about the general area:
Carbon Trail is a nice site to visit for more than one day,
Ipsut Creek Campground is a nice site to camp nearby. And if that's not enough there's heaps more amusing stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. A great place for whitewater paddling in the neighborhood of Carbon Trail is White River, and locations like Mosquito Flat are fine
to have a look at.
You can run the rapids of Clearwater River - White River Tributary in the vicinity of Carbon Trail; you can stay the night at White River Campground. Visiting Mount Rainier National Park is just something you need to do if you haven't yet, and a trip to Cress
Falls will fill your spirit with splendid feelings. If you yearn for a little side spree, try Hurricane Gap; Bee Flat is a beautiful place any time of year.
Now, you may feel that's plenty but there's even more fun things to do here in the Northern Cascade Range. Don't forget
to pop by Scarface if you're here at Carbon Trail, and getting to Test Creek from Carbon Trail is trouble-free. And if that's not sufficient, there's a lot more to do in the vicinity of Carbon Trail. Take a little journey to Lily Creek if you're here at Carbon Trail It's always brilliant to visit Alice Falls.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 47.0471, Longitude -121.7127
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 47.0322, Longitude -121.8272
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 11.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 11.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 22.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 10.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 22.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 10.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
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Total elevation difference: 3299 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Carbon Trail. |
| | Trails Near Carbon Trail:
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Clearwater Trail, Pierce County
County
, 4 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 2788 feet elevation difference |
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Flip-O-Way Trail, Pierce County
County
, 4 miles away, 2.7 hiking miles, 2399 feet elevation difference |
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Summit Lake Trail, Pierce County
County
, 5 miles away, 5.1 hiking miles, 1322 feet elevation difference |
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Northern Loop Trail, Pierce County
County
, 5 miles away, 32.2 hiking miles, 4766 feet elevation difference |
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Ipsut Creek Trail, Pierce County
County
, 7 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 3790 feet elevation difference |
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Paul Peak Trail, Pierce County
County
, 10 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 1081 feet elevation difference |
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Moraine Trail, Pierce County
County
, 11 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 452 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Carbon Trail:
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Clearwater River - White River Tributary, Pierce County
County
, 6 miles away, Class III - 4 miles long (Bridge to confluence with White River) |
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White River, Pierce County
County
, 6 miles away, Class III - 13.5 miles long (West Fork to Bridge Camp) |
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Greenwater River, Pierce/King County
County
, 14 miles away, Class II(IV) - 7.2 miles long (FR 7030 Bridge to Highway 410) |
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White River, Pierce County
County
, 14 miles away, Class III - 10 miles long (Silver Springs Campground to West Fork White) |
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South Praire Creek, Pierce County
County
, 15 miles away, Class V - 6.6 miles long (East Fork to Spiketon Road) |
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| | Hotels Near Carbon Trail:
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Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw
, 16 miles away |
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Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley
, 19 miles away |
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Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie
, 24 miles away |
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Summit Lodge at Snoqualmie Pass, Snoqualmie Pass
, 24 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Seattle-Issaquah, Wa, Issaquah
, 32 miles away |
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24 miles away
