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| | Put on your backcountry trekking shoes, and hit the trail, if you happen to be in Whatcom County of Washington, East Bank Trail is a magnificent local trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Hiking here in Washington never gets boring. Washington has so much to offer the wilderness lovers. This is a neighborhood covered with lots of hiking trails. Each one of the many hiking and backpacking trails of Washington has its own unique splendor. This hiking trail is a hiking trail of brilliant length having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a nice |
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hiking trail for experienced backcountry walkers in tremendous shape. East Bank Trail being so far away from the nearest city, when you walk it you're always having a magnificent time. This is a wilderness trail that is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Splendid
| | hiking and backpacking trails in Washington are in abundance; one of those is East Bank Trail in Whatcom County. With its 30 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer backcountry trek. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry trek, 4.5 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. At East Bank Trail during the summer highs are in the 70's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 50's. All through the winter highs are in the 30's, and after the sun is down all through the wintertime | |
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temperatures at East Bank Trail fall into the 20's. East Bank Trail is a one trailhead wilderness trail, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. Backcountry trekking here in the Northern Cascade
Range is a very brilliant way to see these mountaintops. This wilderness trail has a total elevation difference of 1,028 feet which is about average. There's not much difference in elevation along the hiking trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole hiking
trail. East Bank Trail sees pretty high levels of rain; November is when you get the most rain here while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
Briefly about the general area:
A visit to McMillan Park revives the spirit. Yeah, come up here to the
Northern Cascade Range for a great time. Camping is available at Rainbow Point Campground, and in the event that you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Granite Creek.
Butler Brown Flats is a brilliant place to check out,
and whitewater paddling is great on Canyon Creek - Skagit Tributary. If you came for an overnight stay Cougar Island Campground is a brilliant location to camp It's always great to have a look at Gorge Creek Falls. If you want a tremendous time in the great outdoors, just come
on down to East Bank Trail. May Creek is next to East Bank Trail and is always a joy to go to, and a spree to John Pierce Waterfall will fill your soul with great feelings.
You have to stop at Ruby Arm when you're here at East Bank Trail, and Hidden Hand Pass is in close proximity,
and is a tremendous place. Be careful coming to the Northern Cascade Range, you might not ever want to go back home again. Okanogan National Forest is a great local forest, and Roland Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth visiting.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.7086, Longitude -120.9734
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 30 miles
Total climbing distance = 13.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 days
Total elevation difference: 1028 feet
User input for East Bank Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Whatcom County, Washington:
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Jack Mountain Trail, Whatcom County
County
, 3 miles away, 9.4 hiking miles, 4860 feet elevation difference |
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Panther Creek Trail, Whatcom County
County
, 5 miles away, 8.7 hiking miles, 2363 feet elevation difference |
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Sourdough Lookout Trail, Whatcom County
County
, 6 miles away, 16.4 hiking miles, 5982 feet elevation difference |
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Pyramid Lake Trail, Whatcom County
County
, 10 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 1153 feet elevation difference |
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Mill Creek Trail, Whatcom County
County
, 13 miles away, 29.4 hiking miles, 5463 feet elevation difference |
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Park Creek Trail, Chelan County
County
, 16 miles away, 13 hiking miles, 4110 feet elevation difference |
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Hidden Lake Trail, Skagit County
County
, 19 miles away, 5.8 hiking miles, 2693 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near East Bank Trail:
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Granite Creek, Whatcom County
County
, 7 miles away, Class IV - 5 miles long (Beebe Creek to Panther Creek) |
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Canyon Creek - Skagit Tributary, Whatcom County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Slate Creek to Granite Creek) |
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Granite Creek, Skagit/whatcom County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 4.6 miles long (Highway 20 to Beebe Creek) |
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Stetattle Creek, Whatcom County
County
, 12 miles away, Class IV(V) - 4 miles long (Jay Creek to Gorge Lake) |
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Cascade River, Skagit County
County
, 22 miles away, Class II - 6 miles long (Mineral Park to Marble Creek Campground) |
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