Washington hiking trails - Cathedral Driveway, Northern Cascade Range, Okanogan County

   
  It's a long trip from Wenatchee to Cathedral Driveway, but it's one of those spots where backcountry hiking is nice. Can’t wait to get out in the great outdoors, Cathedral Driveway in Okanogan County, Washington is a really nice spot to spend some time. Glorious great outdoors trails in Washington are in abundance, and Cathedral Driveway in Okanogan County is one of them. This is an area covered with lots of trails. High temperatures at Cathedral Driveway throughout the warm days of summer are in the 80's with night lows in the 40's. Daytime highs during
    the winter are in the 20's with temperatures at Cathedral Driveway dipping down into the 10's during winter nights. This great outdoors trail is a great outdoors trail of good length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this trail pleasant for hard core backpackers
looking for adventure. Hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a wonderful way to explore these hills. Some parts of Cathedral Driveway are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the backcountry hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Each great outdoors trail in Washington has its own unique prettiness. The total elevation difference for this hiking trail is 1,569 feet which is about average. At Cathedral Driveway you don’t see much rain; the wettest  
month of the year is ordinarily December, that's the one that snows the most; July meanwhile is the driest month. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Being 9.6 miles long; it's considered a longer walk. Cathedral Driveway has only one trailhead, so you'll be hiking it in and back out. Washington is a wonderful place for backcountry hikers. Sometimes this backpacking trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Keep in mind that this is a long backpacking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Hiking in Washington never gets boring. This hike shouldn't take more than 8.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster.

Briefly about the general area:
Yeah, come up here to the Northern Cascade Range for a good time. Bernhardt Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth checking out; you might also want to pay a visit to Baldy Pass while you're here at Cathedral Driveway. A glorious site to camp here at Cathedral Driveway is Tiffany Spring Campground.
Camping is available at Derry's Resort-pearrygin Lake, and Beaver Meadow is a good place here at Cathedral Driveway. Whitewater paddling is glorious on Chewuch River; there's some flowing water close by, Baldy Creek is a stream you can explore while here.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.579, Longitude -120.0011
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Total in and out hiking length = 9.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 4.1 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 8.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1569 feet


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 Trails Near Cathedral Driveway:
South Fork Trail, Okanogan County County , 0 miles away,  6 hiking miles, 1150 feet elevation difference
Pearrygin Trail, Okanogan County County , 1 miles away,  3 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference
Bluff Lake Trail, Lewis County County , 4 miles away,  19 hiking miles, 3531 feet elevation difference
Bernhardt Trail, Okanogan County County , 4 miles away,  4 hiking miles, 1705 feet elevation difference
North Summit Trail, Okanogan County County , 5 miles away,  7.6 hiking miles, 1529 feet elevation difference
Shrew Creek Trail, Okanogan County County , 5 miles away, 3.9 hiking miles, 2639 feet elevation difference
Pretty Bird Trail, Okanogan County County , 6 miles away, 0.8 hiking miles, 342 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Cathedral Driveway:
Tiffany Spring Campground, Okanogan County, 7 miles away
Derry's Resort-pearrygin Lake, Winthrop, 9 miles away
Loup Loup Campground, Okanogan County, 9 miles away
Salmon Meadows Campground, Okanogan County, 10 miles away
Davis Lake Campground, Winthrop, 11 miles away
 Whitewater Near Cathedral Driveway:
Chewuch River, Okanogan County County , 13 miles away, Class III - 13 miles long (Camp Four to Five Mile Bridge)
Chewuch River, Okanogan County County , 13 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Andrews Camp to Camp Four)
Chewuch River, Okanogan County County , 15 miles away, Class II+(IV) - 8 miles long (Five Mile Bridge to Winthrop)
Methow River, Okanogan County County , 18 miles away, Class II - 9.5 miles long (Carlton to McFarland Creek access)
 Hotels Near Cathedral Driveway:
Americas Best Value Inn-Winthrop, Winthrop , 14 miles away
Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop , 20 miles away
Rodeway Inn & Suites, Omak , 32 miles away
Best Western Peppertree Inn at Omak, Omak , 33 miles away
Best Western Lakeside Lodge & Suites, Chelan , 34 miles away

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