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

   
  Every hiking trail in Washington has something unique to offer. There are many wonderful hiking trails in Washington; one of them being Fire Creek Trail in Snohomish County. Put on your backcountry trekking shoes, and hit the wilderness trail, Fire Creek Trail in Snohomish County, Washington is such an outstanding site. Some parts of this wilderness trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the wilderness trail. Keep in mind that this is a
    long great outdoors trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. When you're here in Washington backcountry trekking along one of its hiking trails is always a fun thing to do. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Fire Creek Trail is 23.2
miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry walk. The length of Fire Creek Trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this hiking and backpacking trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. The total elevation difference for Fire Creek Trail is 4,244 feet, and that is higher than average. Backcountry trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are an excellent way to explore these hills. This is a vicinity covered with lots of hiking and backpacking trails. No chance of getting bored  
in Washington if you like the outdoors. This backcountry trek should take you about 3.5 days, so it's a magnificent thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Fire Creek Trail commonly gets a lot of precipitation; November is the wettest month with most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. For the duration of the summertime months at Fire Creek Trail highs are mostly in the 70's; during summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. For the duration of the wintertime this spot gets highs in the 40's; overnight lows at Fire Creek Trail during the wintertime commonly drop into the 20's. Far from civilization you locate Fire Creek Trail, and you always have an outstanding time when you're backcountry trekking along it. Fire Creek Trail is a one trailhead hiking trail, so in and out is the way to backcountry walk it normally.

Briefly about the general area:
If only every place had this much outdoors fun things, what a great globe it would be. Glide down the rapids of Downey Creek in a kayak, and Darrington Ranger District is a glorious forest area nearby. Looking for some flowing water? Try Fourteenmile Creek, and Buckeye Basin is right here at Fire Creek Trail.
All year is a nice time in the Northern Cascade Range if you have a thing about the outdoors. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Sloan Creek; if you wish for a little side spree, try Fire Creek Pass. A wonderful spot like Green Mountain Pasture here at Fire Creek Trail is too wonderful to miss, and Sulphur Hot Springs is a scenic place to explore while you're at Fire Creek Trail. A short tour to Gibson Falls is always worthwhile, and if you came to camp Owl Creek Campground is a tremendous place to do that.
Life's too short to enjoy all the enjoyable things in the Northern Cascade Range. Some of the water nearby flows, like Glacier Creek; Fire Creek Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Sulphur Creek Campground is a great local campground.

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:
Best Western Icicle Inn, Leavenworth , 45 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Leavenworth , 45 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn - Leavenworth, Leavenworth , 45 miles away
Bavarian Ritz, Leavenworth , 46 miles away
Adventure Inn, Leavenworth , 46 miles away

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