Washington hiking trails - Christoff Trail, Northern Cascade Range, King County

   
  There are hiking and backpacking trails all over Washington, and one of those is Christoff Trail in King County. A lengthy tour separates Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue from Christoff Trail, but what a tremendous place for backpacking it is. Each one of the many hiking and backpacking trails of Washington is worth hiking. This backcountry hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out hike. Being 3.8 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry walk. Washington is a great site for outdoors folks. We all need to get out in the wilderness
    once in a while, and Christoff Trail in King County, Washington is the wilderness at its best. Different parts of this hiking trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking trail. Hiking
here in Washington is a wonderful way to spend some time. All through the summertime here at Christoff Trail, high temperatures frequently get into the 70's. Summer overnight lows descend down to the 40's. For the duration of the wintertime highs are generally in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Christoff Trail. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. The high level of precipitation makes Christoff Trail a rather wet place; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most rain while July is ordinarily  
the driest month. The number of great outdoors trails in this area is not very high. The charming backcountry trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a really glorious way to spend quality time in the fresh air. This backcountry hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 2,615 feet which is a higher than average number. Even though this is not a very long hiking trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. The time needed for this walk is roughly 3.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Christoff Trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors trail good for the average backcountry hiker looking for a cool adventure.

Briefly about the general area:
There's so much to do here at Christoff Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Dry Creek Campground is a pleasant location for that, and there are some glorious whitewater spots on White River. If you adore the outdoors you'll adore it here in the Northern Cascade Range. Slippery Creek is a good site to explore, and if you come at the right time of year, Greenwater River offers some great whitewater.
Greenwater River is a pleasant local stream. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Christoff Trail has to offer, you can camp at The Dalles Campground. A short journey to Mule Spring is always worthwhile.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 47.1606, Longitude -121.6437
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Total in and out hiking length = 3.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Total elevation difference: 2615 feet


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Outdoors Recreation Near Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
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 Camp Grounds Near Christoff Trail:
The Dalles Campground, Pierce County, 5 miles away
Dry Creek Campground, Pierce County, 10 miles away
White River Campground, Pierce County, 13 miles away
Nor'west Motel and RV Park, North Bend, 16 miles away
Ipsut Creek Campground, Pierce County, 16 miles away
 Whitewater Near Christoff Trail:
Greenwater River, Pierce/King County County , 4 miles away, Class II(IV) - 7.2 miles long (FR 7030 Bridge to Highway 410)
White River, Pierce County County , 5 miles away, Class III - 13.5 miles long (West Fork to Bridge Camp)
White River, Pierce County County , 7 miles away, Class III - 10 miles long (Silver Springs Campground to West Fork White)
 National Parks Near Christoff Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 31 miles away
 Hotels Near Christoff Trail:
Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit, Snoqualmie Pass , 19 miles away
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie , 22 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw , 23 miles away
Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley , 28 miles away
Holiday Inn SEATTLE-ISSAQUAH, Issaquah , 34 miles away

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