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| | Hitting the hiking trails is always a cool thing to do, and East Bank Trail in Whatcom County, Washington is a really delightful place to spend some time. Going for a backcountry trek here in Washington never gets boring. There are numerous wilderness hiking trails in Washington, and each one has its own unique splendor. These hiking and backpacking trails here in the Northern Cascade Range are a really perfect way to spend quality time in the outdoors. You spend the whole backcountry hike in roughly the same elevation zone which means the conditions are |
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about the same from start to finish. With its 30 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer backcountry hike. This backcountry walk should take you about 4.5 days, so it's a brilliant thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Summertime brings highs in the 70's
| | to East Bank Trail with nighttime lows in the 50's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 30's while East Bank Trail nighttime low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 20's. East Bank Trail is a wet place that gets a large amount of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is November while July is commonly the driest month. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. A visit to Washington is not complete without some hiking. There are wilderness hiking trails all over Washington; one of those is | |
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East Bank Trail in Whatcom County. Far from civilization you find East Bank Trail, and many folks like to walk here to be near the outdoors. East Bank Trail is a one trailhead great outdoors trail, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry walk. This is one of many wilderness
trails in the surrounding vicinity. The length of this hiking and backpacking trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough wilderness trail for advanced hikers looking for a glorious challenge. This is a long wilderness hiking
trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. The total elevation difference for this great outdoors trail is 1,028 feet, and that is about average.
Briefly about the general area:
A delightful spot like Butler Brown Flats here at East Bank Trail is too delightful
to miss. If you go for the outdoors you'll go for it here in the Northern Cascade Range. John Pierce Waterfall is a perfect local attraction, and you could always look at Hidden Hand Pass.
If you came to camp Cougar Island Campground is a great spot to do that, and get wet
paddling on Granite Creek. You'll really wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the fun stuff in the Northern Cascade Range. Gorge Creek Falls is always fun to check out, and it's a brilliant idea to explore May Creek. Don't forget to take a fine little spree to Roland Creek;
float down the rapids of Canyon Creek - Skagit Tributary in a kayak.
There's so much to do here at East Bank Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Rainbow Point Campground is a delightful site for that; Ruby Arm is close by and always perfect to pop by. You'll wish
for more hours in a day to enjoy all the amusing stuff at East Bank Trail. A forest in the vicinity of East Bank Trail is Okanogan National Forest, and you ought to definitely dedicate some time to McMillan Park while you're here at East Bank Trail.
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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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| These outdoors activities are available near East Bank Trail. |
| | Trails Near East Bank Trail:
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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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