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

   
  Backcountry backpacking here in Washington is something that is always fun to do. This part of Washington has a nice deal of available outdoors pastimes. Hiking and backpacking trails are great and plentiful in Washington, and one of those is Divide Trail in King County. Keep in mind that this is a long great outdoors trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Hiking here in the Northern Cascade Range is a nice way to explore these highlands. This backcountry hike should take you about 3 days, so it's a good thing if your backpack is big enough
    to do the job. Being 19.4 miles long; it's considered a longer hike. This backcountry trail has two trailheads, so backcountry trekking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. Each one of the many backcountry trails of Washington has its own unique prettiness.
This is one of many backpacking and hiking trails in the surrounding vicinity. Divide Trail gets a lot of water; December is the wettest month with most rain, and July is when it's the driest. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. Divide Trail has a total elevation difference of 3,406 feet, and that is higher than average. Divide Trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the great outdoors trail. Many miles from the nearest  
city you have Divide Trail, and it's one of those locations where hiking is good. We all need to get out in the fresh air once in a while, and Divide Trail in King County, Washington is an excellent selection. This backpacking and hiking trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backpacking and hiking trail for advanced walkers looking for a brilliant challenge. Through the days of summer at Divide Trail highs are ordinarily in the 70's while overnight lows are mostly in the 40's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Divide Trail are in the 30's.

Briefly about the general area:
So much exciting stuff to do at Divide Trail, so little time. Camping at The Dalles Campground is always a glorious experience, and a nice site to camp here at Divide Trail is Dry Creek Campground. Paddling on White River is so much fun; Deadman Flat is a great site here at Divide Trail.
Just can't get enough of the Northern Cascade Range. Foss Creek is near Divide Trail and is always a delight to check out; Mule Spring is an inspiring location to explore during your stay. Whitewater paddling is great on Greenwater River, and there's a magnificent forest called White River Ranger District. And if that's not sufficient there's lots more exciting stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range.
Take a little trip to Champion Creek since you're here at Divide Trail, and Green Canyon is also a fine place to discover.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 47.1602, Longitude -121.6444
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 47.146, Longitude -121.5021
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 19.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 19.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Total elevation difference: 3406 feet


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 Trails Near Divide Trail:
Lester Trail, King County County , 2 miles away,  6.6 hiking miles, 3791 feet elevation difference
Rock Creek Trail, King County County , 3 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 2923 feet elevation difference
Christoff Trail, King County County , 4 miles away,  3.8 hiking miles, 2615 feet elevation difference
Twentyeight Mile Creek Trail, Pierce County County , 6 miles away, 9.3 hiking miles, 3558 feet elevation difference
Kelly Butte Trail, King County County , 6 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 4421 feet elevation difference
Sun Top Trail, Pierce County County , 7 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 3225 feet elevation difference
Dalles Ridge Trail, Pierce County County , 8 miles away,  4.8 hiking miles, 558 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Divide Trail:
The Dalles Campground, Pierce County, 3 miles away
Dry Creek Campground, Pierce County, 8 miles away
White River Campground, Pierce County, 13 miles away
Morse Creek Campground, Yakima County, 17 miles away
Commonwealth Campground, King County, 17 miles away
 Whitewater Near Divide Trail:
Greenwater River, Pierce/King County County , 1 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 - 10 miles long (Silver Springs Campground to West Fork White)
White River, Pierce County County , 9 miles away, Class III - 13.5 miles long (West Fork to Bridge Camp)
Snoqualmie River - South Fork, King County County , 15 miles away, Class IV-V - 1.5 miles long (I-90 Exit 52 to Denny Creek Campground)
Pratt River, King County County , 16 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (Kaleetan Creek to Middle Fork Snoqualmie)
 National Parks Near Divide Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 34 miles away
 Hotels Near Divide Trail:
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie , 25 miles away
Summit Lodge at Snoqualmie Pass, Snoqualmie Pass , 27 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw , 27 miles away
Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley , 32 miles away
Holiday Inn Seattle-Issaquah, Wa, Issaquah , 38 miles away

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