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| | Here in Washington trekking is so much fun. This part of Washington has a fine deal of available outdoors pastimes. Glacier Ridge Trail is quite far away from the least distant city, and backcountry trekking it is always cool. There is only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry hike. This walk should take you about 2 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. Through the warmest time of the year highs here at Glacier Ridge Trail get into the 70's with night lows in the 50's. The cold days of the winter come |
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with highs in the 40's, and night lows throughout the winter for Glacier Ridge Trail tend to be in the 20's. This is a hiking trail that is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. There are plenty of great outdoors trails in Washington; each one of them is different
| | from the others. Being 14.2 miles long; it's longer than many hiking trails. Backpacking trails for trekking, and backpacking can be found all over Washington; Glacier Ridge Trail is one of them, and it's in Snohomish County. The total elevation difference for this hiking trail is 3,891 feet which is higher than average. Some parts of Glacier Ridge Trail are much higher up than other parts of the hiking trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking trail. And keep in mind that there could | |
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be temporary safety restrictions in spot. Glacier Ridge Trail is a wilderness trail of delightful length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a nice backcountry hiking trail for experienced backcountry walkers in great shape. A lot of rain falls at Glacier
Ridge Trail; the month with most of the rain is November, and July is the month with the least moisture. This is one of many backcountry hiking trails in the surrounding neighborhood. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Glacier Ridge
Trail in Snohomish County, Washington is a magnificent place to go. The wilderness trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a really delightful way to spend quality time in the wilderness.
Briefly about the general area:
And if that's not sufficient, there's a heap more
to do right next door to Glacier Ridge Trail. Sulphur Hot Springs is a stunning location to stop by while you're at Glacier Ridge Trail, and there's some flowing water nearby, Fourteenmile Creek is a stream you can pop by while you're here. Everybody loves Buckeye Basin, and Sloan
Creek is a glorious whitewater spot close by.
And if that's not sufficient there's heaps more enjoyable stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. This river has so much to offer. Camping is available at Owl Creek Campground; a wonderful location for whitewater paddling is
Downey Creek. Just can't get enough of the Northern Cascade Range. Why not camp at Sulphur Creek Campground while you're here at Glacier Ridge Trail, and Green Mountain Pasture is right here at Glacier Ridge Trail.
Glacier Creek is near Glacier Ridge Trail and is always a joy to visit; Fire Creek Pass is another perfect site to have a look at nearby.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.1556, Longitude -121.2665
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 14.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Total elevation difference: 3891 feet
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| These outdoors activities are available near Glacier Ridge Trail. |
| | Trails Near Glacier Ridge Trail:
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Fire Creek Trail, Snohomish County
County
, 0 miles away, 23.2 hiking miles, 4244 feet elevation difference |
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Kennedy Ridge Trail, Snohomish County
County
, 0 miles away, 18.8 hiking miles, 3975 feet elevation difference |
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Fire Creek Way, Snohomish County
County
, 1 miles away, 9.2 hiking miles, 1437 feet elevation difference |
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Camp Creek Ridge Trail, Snohomish County
County
, 2 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 4047 feet elevation difference |
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Meadow Mountain Trail, Snohomish County
County
, 3 miles away, 13.4 hiking miles, 4096 feet elevation difference |
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Lost Creek Ridge Trail, Snohomish County
County
, 4 miles away, 20.6 hiking miles, 4949 feet elevation difference |
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Sulphur Mountain Way, Snohomish County
County
, 6 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 4270 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Glacier Ridge Trail:
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Downey Creek, Snohomish County
County
, 6 miles away, Class III-IV - 1 miles long (Downey Creek trail to Suiattle River) |
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Sloan Creek, Snohomish County
County
, 7 miles away, Class IV-V - 1 miles long (to National Forest Sauk) |
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Suiattle River, Snohomish/Skagit County
County
, 8 miles away, Class III+ - 16 miles long (Sulphur Creek to Rat Trap Bridge) |
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Sauk River - North Fork, Snohomish County
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV+ - 1.5 miles long (Above North Fork Falls) |
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Skykomish River - North Fork, Snohomish County
County
, 13 miles away, Class II-V - 10 miles long (Jackson Wilderness to Bear Creek) |
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| | National Parks Near Glacier Ridge Trail:
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Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA
, 69 miles away |
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North Cascades National Park, Sedro-Woolley - WA
, 69 miles away |
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Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA
, 69 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Glacier Ridge Trail:
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Skyriver Inn, Skykomish
, 22 miles away |
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Cascadia Inn, Skykomish
, 22 miles away |
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Totem Trail Motel, Rockport
, 26 miles away |
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Stagecoach Inn, Darrington
, 28 miles away |
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Dirty Face Lodge, Leavenworth
, 33 miles away |
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