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| | When you're here in Washington backcountry hiking along one of its trails never gets boring. Wilderness hiking trails are magnificent and plentiful in Washington, and among these are Ipsut Creek Trail in Pierce County. Washington is a wonderful place for outdoors people. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry hike it just one way. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Keep in mind that this is a long backpacking trail, so do pack enough |
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food to last the whole trip. This is one of many backpacking trails in the surrounding region. Great outdoors trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a very splendid way to see these peaks. Can’t wait to get out in the wilderness, Ipsut Creek Trail in Pierce
| | County, Washington is just the place. This wilderness trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the wilderness trail could be very different from other parts of it. With its 9.6 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many wilderness trails. Each trail in Washington is different from the others. Ipsut Creek Trail is located a quite lengthy journey from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, but when you walk it you're always having a wonderful time. This backcountry trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill | |
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miles which makes this a very tough backpacking trail for advanced backcountry walkers looking for a wonderful challenge. Ipsut Creek Trail is a reasonably wet place mostly with a great deal of rain; November is the month that gets the most rain, and July on the other hand is the
driest. All through the summertime months at Ipsut Creek Trail temperatures are usually in the 70's. Throughout the moonlight hours it's mostly in the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's, and overnight lows in the 30's for Ipsut Creek Trail. The total elevation difference
for this hiking trail is 3,790 feet, and that is higher than average. The time needed for this backcountry hike is roughly 8 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that.
Briefly about the general area:
There are some
pleasant whitewater spots on South Praire Creek, and do put some time aside to spend at Ranger Falls since you're here at Ipsut Creek Trail. Doe Creek is near Ipsut Creek Trail and is always a pleasure to go to, and a wonderful site to have a look at is Knapsack Pass.
If you
come at the right time of year, Clearwater River - White River Tributary offers some great whitewater, and Mountain Meadows is a tremendous site to stretch your legs a bit. Man, is there a lot of enjoyable stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Take a little visit to Ipsut
Creek since you're here at Ipsut Creek Trail, and Ipsut Falls is a delightful local attraction. So many fun things to do here in the Northern Cascade Range, too great to be true. Mount Rainier National Park is a very nice place to visit in close proximity to Ipsut Creek Trail;
if you came to camp Cougar Rock Campground is a great place to do that.
Any time is a tremendous time at Ipsut Creek Trail if you adore the outdoors. There's so much to do here at Ipsut Creek Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Ipsut Creek Campground is a splendid site for that, and a pleasant visit to Mist Park is a great way to spend an afternoon.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 46.9769, Longitude -121.8296
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 46.9327, Longitude -121.8626
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.8 miles
Total climbing distance = .4 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 3790 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Ipsut Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Ipsut Creek Trail:
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Paul Peak Trail, Pierce County
County
, 4 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 1081 feet elevation difference |
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Summit Lake Trail, Pierce County
County
, 5 miles away, 5.1 hiking miles, 1322 feet elevation difference |
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Clearwater Trail, Pierce County
County
, 5 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 2788 feet elevation difference |
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Carbon Trail, Pierce County
County
, 7 miles away, 11.4 hiking miles, 3299 feet elevation difference |
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Northern Loop Trail, Pierce County
County
, 9 miles away, 32.2 hiking miles, 4766 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Ipsut Creek Trail:
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Clearwater River - White River Tributary, Pierce County
County
, 9 miles away, Class III - 4 miles long (Bridge to confluence with White River) |
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South Praire Creek, Pierce County
County
, 11 miles away, Class V - 6.6 miles long (East Fork to Spiketon Road) |
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White River, Pierce County
County
, 13 miles away, Class III - 13.5 miles long (West Fork to Bridge Camp) |
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Carbon River, Pierce County
County
, 15 miles away, Class V - 9 miles long (Fairfax to 177th St. East) |
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Skate Creek, Lewis County
County
, 15 miles away, Class III+ - 3.1 miles long (Johnson Creek to Craig Road) |
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| | Hotels Near Ipsut Creek Trail:
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Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw
, 14 miles away |
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Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley
, 16 miles away |
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Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie
, 27 miles away |
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Days Inn Seattle Auburn, Auburn
, 31 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites SUMNER, Sumner
, 31 miles away |
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