Washington hiking trails - Goat Peak Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Kittitas County

   
  Good great outdoors trails in Washington are in abundance; Goat Peak Trail in Kittitas County is one of them. When you're here in Washington backcountry backpacking along one of its great outdoors trails never gets boring. Every single Washington great outdoors trail is well worth a trek. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Goat Peak Trail in Kittitas County, Washington is just the location. With its 4.6 miles of walking distance it's an average length wilderness hiking trail. Don’t forget to check for any current
    restrictions or closures before you go. Even though this is not a very long trail it's always delightful to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. The total elevation difference for Goat Peak Trail is 2,240 feet which is about average. This trek shouldn't
take more than 4 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. The pretty backpacking and hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a very splendid way to see these summits. The length of this backpacking and hiking trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backcountry trail wonderful for the average walker looking for a cool adventure. Washington has lots of outdoors activities. Goat Peak Trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of hiking it one way if you have  
someone to pick you up at the other end. Different parts of this wilderness hiking trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Goat Peak Trail is a pretty wet place regularly with a lot of rainfall; January is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month of the year is July. This is a region covered with lots of backcountry trails. At Goat Peak Trail through the long summer days highs are in the 70's, and the nighttime is a bit colder of course, regularly in the 40's. High temperatures all through the winter are normally in the 30's, and after the sun is down all through the winter temperatures at Goat Peak Trail fall into the 20's. You'll have got to go far from Ellensburg to get to Goat Peak Trail, but hiking it is delightful merriment any time.

Briefly about the general area:
This river is so perfect. Cole Creek is a great local stream, and some of the water nearby flows, like Greek Creek.
Whohoo, so much fun stuff in one place! The Northern Cascade Range is so good! Goat Peak Trail is a great place to camp, Lake Easton Resort and Club is a great place, and glide down the rapids of Box Canyon Creek in a kayak. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Goat Peak Trail has to offer, you can camp at R V Town, and get drenched paddling on Little Naches River.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 47.2051, Longitude -121.1834
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 47.1935, Longitude -121.1984
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.3 miles
Total climbing distance = .1 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2240 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Goat Peak Trail.
 Trails Near Goat Peak Trail:
North Ridge Trail, Kittitas County County , 4 miles away, 8.2 hiking miles, 3519 feet elevation difference
Granite Creek Trail, Kittitas County County , 4 miles away, 18 hiking miles, 1280 feet elevation difference
Big Creek Trail, Kittitas County County , 4 miles away, 8.1 hiking miles, 1866 feet elevation difference
Little Creek Basin Trail, Kittitas County County , 5 miles away,  8.2 hiking miles, 1369 feet elevation difference
Log Creek Trail, Kittitas County County , 5 miles away, 1.1 hiking miles, 565 feet elevation difference
Mount Cliffty Trail, Kittitas County County , 6 miles away,  9.8 hiking miles, 3795 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Goat Peak Trail:
Lake Easton Resort and Club, Easton, 2 miles away
R V Town, Easton, 2 miles away
Cabin Creek RV and U-fish, Easton, 2 miles away
Wish Poosh Campground, Kittitas County, 8 miles away
Kachess Campground, Kittitas County, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Goat Peak Trail:
Little Naches River, Yakima/Kittitas County County , 8 miles away, Class II-III+(IV) - 9.5 miles long (Matthew Creek to Little Naches Campground)
Box Canyon Creek, Kittitas County County , 9 miles away, Class III-IV+(V) - 2 miles long (to Kachess Reservoir)
Cle Elum River, Kittitas County County , 10 miles away, Class II - 7.8 miles long (Cle Elum Dam to confluence with Yakima River)
Cle Elum River, Kittitas County County , 10 miles away, Class II - 4 miles long (Salmon La Sac Creek to Cle Elum Reservoir)
Cooper River, Kittitas County County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 1.5 miles long (Waterfall to Cle Elum River)
 National Parks Near Goat Peak Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 59 miles away
 Hotels Near Goat Peak Trail:
Roslyn Inns, Roslyn , 10 miles away
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum , 13 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum , 16 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum , 16 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum , 16 miles away

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