Washington hiking trails - Hunters Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Chelan County

   
  Each one of the many backcountry trails of Washington is worth backcountry backpacking. Relatively far from Wenatchee you find Hunters Trail, but it is one of many perfect backpacking trails in this region. While visiting this vicinity in Washington it's a good idea to go backcountry trekking too. The number of hiking trails in this region is not very high. This backpacking trail goes through some very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. This backcountry trek should take you about 1.5 days, so
    it's a wonderful thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Being 11.4 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry hike. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Hunters Trail in Chelan County, Washington is just what you need.
This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Backcountry hiking trails are tremendous and plentiful in Washington, and among these are Hunters Trail in Chelan County. Throughout the days of summer at Hunters Trail temperatures are commonly in the 70's while night lows are commonly in the 40's. Through the winter highs are in the 20's, and night lows at Hunters Trail all through the winter commonly plunge into the 10's. Please follow all local  
rules about fires and camping. Hunters Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a fine hiking trail for experienced walkers in tremendous shape. An average amount of rain falls at Hunters Trail; December is the wettest month with most snow; the driest month is July. These backpacking and hiking trails here in the Northern Cascade Range are a very brilliant way to see these mountaintops. When you're here in Washington backcountry backpacking along one of its backcountry trails never gets boring. Hunters Trail is a one trailhead backcountry hiking trail, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. Keep in mind that this is a long hiking and backpacking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Hunters Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,937 feet, and that is higher than average.

Briefly about the general area:
You'll truly wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the exciting stuff in the Northern Cascade Range. Some nearby water includes Jungle Creek, and if you came for an overnight stay Blue Creek Campground is a brilliant spot to camp.
This place, Hunters Trail, it truly has so much outdoors amusing stuff. Getting to Pope Creek from Hunters Trail is easy; whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend Entiat River. It's always magnificent to visit Silver Falls, and Box Canyon is a good site to spend some time. That right there is a heap of entertaining things already but it goes on, the Northern Cascade Range has it all. Cougar Meadow is a great location to check out, and do put some time aside to spend at Entiat Falls if you're here at Hunters Trail.
A spree to Whistling Pig Meadow invigorates the soul, and camping is available at Silver Falls Campground.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 47.93, Longitude -120.5323
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Total in and out hiking length = 11.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 4.9 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2937 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Hunters Trail.
 Trails Near Hunters Trail:
Duncan Hill Trail, Chelan County County , 8 miles away,  27.2 hiking miles, 5038 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Hunters Trail:
Silver Falls Campground, Chelan County, 3 miles away
Blue Creek Campground, Chelan County, 4 miles away
Fox Creek Campground, Chelan County, 4 miles away
Halfway Spring Campground, Chelan County, 4 miles away
Spruce Grove Campground, Chelan County, 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near Hunters Trail:
Entiat River, Chelan County County , 3 miles away, Class III-IV(V+) - 2.5 miles long (FR 5605 to Tommy Creek trailhead)
Entiat River, Chelan County County , 4 miles away, Class III-IV(V+) - 6.7 miles long (Cottonwood Campground to FR 5605)
Entiat River, Chelan County County , 5 miles away, Class IV+ - 3 miles long (Lake Creek Campground to National Forest boundary)
Wenatchee River, Chelan County County , 14 miles away, Class II - 16.5 miles long (Lake Wenatchee State Park to Tumwater Campground)
Nason River, -blank- County County , 16 miles away, Class II-III - 4 miles long (Merritt to Coles Corner)
 Hotels Near Hunters Trail:
Adventure Inn, Leavenworth , 16 miles away
Bavarian Ritz, Leavenworth , 16 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn - Leavenworth, Leavenworth , 17 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Leavenworth , 17 miles away
Best Western Icicle Inn, Leavenworth , 17 miles away

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