Washington hiking trails - Fire Creek Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Snohomish County

   
  There are many delightful backcountry hiking trails in Washington, and one of those is Fire Creek Trail in Snohomish County. Trekking in Washington is something that is always fun to do. With so many outdoors pastimes available in Washington you'll never get bored. Can’t wait to get out in the wilderness, Fire Creek Trail in Snohomish County, Washington is just the location. There are numerous backcountry hiking trails in Washington, and each one is different from the others. The total elevation difference for Fire Creek Trail is 4,244 feet which is
    higher than average. Now this wilderness hiking trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Now, this is roughly a 3.5-day walk, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. These backpacking and hiking trails here in the Northern Cascade Range are
the best way to enjoy these mountaintops. The length of Fire Creek Trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a wonderful wilderness trail for experienced trekkers in magnificent shape. Fire Creek Trail is 23.2 miles long; it's a long trail. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This is one of many wilderness trails in the surrounding neighborhood. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be trekking it in and back out. Different parts of this trail are at very different elevations, and that means that  
some parts of the trail could be very different from other parts of it. Fire Creek Trail gets a great deal of water; November is when you get the most rain here, and July is when it's the driest. During the warm days of summer, highs usually are in the 70's at Fire Creek Trail. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 50's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 40's, and nighttime lows during the winter for Fire Creek Trail tend to be in the 20's. Many miles from the most adjacent settlement you have Fire Creek Trail, and it sure is a a glorious great outdoors trail.

Briefly about the general area:
So much cool stuff in the Northern Cascade Range, just remarkable. There's so much to do here at Fire Creek Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Owl Creek Campground is a fine place for that; a great place like Buckeye Basin here at Fire Creek Trail is too great to miss. All the outdoors fun things near Fire Creek Trail will keep you coming back repeatedly. near Fire Creek Trail you'll locate a wooded vicinity called Darrington Ranger District; it's a great idea to stop at Glacier Creek.
Sulphur Hot Springs is a striking site to pop by while you're at Fire Creek Trail, and don’t forget to visit Green Mountain Pasture if you're here at Fire Creek Trail. A nice spot for whitewater paddling close to Fire Creek Trail is Downey Creek, and if you came to camp Sulphur Creek Campground is a glorious place to do that.
And that's not all there is to do here in the Northern Cascade Range. A short visit to Gibson Falls is always worthwhile, and don't forget to take a good little tour to Fourteenmile Creek. In case you don’t mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Sloan Creek, and close by you come across wonderful places like Fire Creek Pass.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.1555, Longitude -121.2655
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Total in and out hiking length = 23.2 miles

Total climbing distance = 10.3 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 days

Total elevation difference: 4244 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Fire Creek Trail.
 Trails Near Fire Creek Trail:
Glacier Ridge Trail, Snohomish County County , 0 miles away,  14.2 hiking miles, 3891 feet elevation difference
Kennedy Ridge Trail, Snohomish County County , 1 miles away,  18.8 hiking miles, 3975 feet elevation difference
Fire Creek Way, Snohomish County County , 2 miles away,  9.2 hiking miles, 1437 feet elevation difference
Camp Creek Ridge Trail, Snohomish County County , 3 miles away,  9 hiking miles, 4047 feet elevation difference
Meadow Mountain Trail, Snohomish County County , 4 miles away, 13.4 hiking miles, 4096 feet elevation difference
Lost Creek Ridge Trail, Snohomish County County , 4 miles away,  20.6 hiking miles, 4949 feet elevation difference
Sulphur Mountain Way, Snohomish County County , 5 miles away,  3.8 hiking miles, 4270 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Fire Creek Trail:
Owl Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 4 miles away
Sulphur Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 5 miles away
Downey Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 5 miles away
Sloan Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 7 miles away
East Side Buck Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 10 miles away
 Whitewater Near Fire Creek Trail:
Downey Creek, Snohomish County County , 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 1 miles long (Downey Creek trail to Suiattle River)
Sloan Creek, Snohomish County County , 7 miles away, Class IV-V - 1 miles long (to National Forest Sauk)
Suiattle River, Snohomish/Skagit County County , 8 miles away, Class III+ - 16 miles long (Sulphur Creek to Rat Trap Bridge)
Sauk River - North Fork, Snohomish County County , 10 miles away, Class IV+ - 1.5 miles long (Above North Fork Falls)
Skykomish River - North Fork, Snohomish County County , 14 miles away, Class II-V - 10 miles long (Jackson Wilderness to Bear Creek)
 National Parks Near Fire Creek Trail:
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA , 69 miles away
North Cascades National Park, Sedro-Woolley - WA , 69 miles away
Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA , 69 miles away
 Hotels Near Fire Creek Trail:
Aspen Suites at The Icicle Village Resort, Leavenworth , 39 miles away
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum , 44 miles away
Best Western Icicle Inn, Leavenworth , 45 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Leavenworth , 45 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn - Leavenworth, Leavenworth , 45 miles away
 Lakes Near Fire Creek Trail
Lake Byrne, Snohomish County , 2 miles away
Camp Lake, Snohomish County , 2 miles away

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