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| | A visit to Washington is not complete without some hiking. There are so many great backpacking and hiking trails for backcountry hiking in Washington, and Kelly Butte Trail is one of them, and it's in King County. Gotta get out of the settlement man, and Kelly Butte Trail in King County, Washington is an excellent selection. Kelly Butte Trail is a wet site that gets a lot of precipitation; throughout December this vicinity sees the most rain, and July is when it's the driest. This is one of many backpacking and hiking trails in the surrounding region. Every |
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single Washington backpacking and hiking trail has its own character. This wilderness trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough backpacking and hiking trail for advanced trekkers looking for a nice challenge. Kelly Butte Trail
| | is very far from the nearest good size settlement, and there's magnificent natural loveliness right here for you along it. Backcountry trekking here in the Northern Cascade Range is the best way to enjoy these peaks. Different parts of Kelly Butte Trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Being 9.6 miles long; it's longer than many great outdoors trails. Summer at Kelly Butte Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures descend down into the 50's. | |
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Highs during the winter are regularly in the 40's, and nighttime lows during the winter for Kelly Butte Trail tend to be in the 30's. Kelly Butte Trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can hike it just one way. When you're here in Washington backcountry
hiking along one of its backpacking and hiking trails is the great thing to do. This walk shouldn't take more than 8.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. This is a
great outdoors trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. The total elevation difference for this wilderness hiking trail is 4,421 feet which is higher than average.
Briefly about the general area:
This river is so good. Greenwater River has a
nice whitewater paddling spot close by, and getting to Lester Creek from Kelly Butte Trail is painless.
There's so much to do here at Kelly Butte Trail that you need to camp here for a while, The Dalles Campground is a good place for that, and whitewater paddling is great on
White River. All year is a great time in the Northern Cascade Range if you have a thing about the outdoors. If you came to camp Dry Creek Campground is a great site to do that, and some of the water close by flows, like Sawmill Creek.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 47.2087, Longitude -121.4803
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 47.1605, Longitude -121.4865
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.8 miles
Total climbing distance = .5 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 4421 feet
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie
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29 miles away
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Summit Lodge at Snoqualmie Pass, Snoqualmie Pass
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31 miles away
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User input for Kelly Butte Trail, Northern Cascade Range, King County, Washington:
Outdoors Recreation Near Ellensburg, Washington
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Kelly Butte Trail, Northern Cascade Range, King County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Kelly Butte Trail. |
| | Trails Near Kelly Butte Trail:
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Sawmill Ridge Trail, King County
County
, 2 miles away, 6.9 hiking miles, 4040 feet elevation difference |
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Rock Creek Trail, King County
County
, 3 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 2923 feet elevation difference |
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Naches Pass-Greenwater Trail, King County
County
, 4 miles away, 3.7 hiking miles, 2261 feet elevation difference |
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Lester Trail, King County
County
, 5 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 3791 feet elevation difference |
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Greenwater Trail, Pierce County
County
, 6 miles away, 9.2 hiking miles, 1028 feet elevation difference |
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Lost Lake Trail, Pierce County
County
, 6 miles away, 12 hiking miles, 2942 feet elevation difference |
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Snowshoe Butte Trail, King County
County
, 6 miles away, 1.5 hiking miles, 1588 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Kelly Butte Trail:
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Greenwater River, Pierce/King County
County
, 7 miles away, Class II(IV) - 7.2 miles long (FR 7030 Bridge to Highway 410) |
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White River, Pierce County
County
, 9 miles away, Class III - 10 miles long (Silver Springs Campground to West Fork White) |
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Snoqualmie River - South Fork, King County
County
, 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 1.5 miles long (I-90 Exit 52 to Denny Creek Campground) |
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Pratt River, King County
County
, 15 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (Kaleetan Creek to Middle Fork Snoqualmie) |
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White River, Pierce County
County
, 16 miles away, Class III - 13.5 miles long (West Fork to Bridge Camp) |
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| | Hotels Near Kelly Butte Trail:
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Crystal Mountain Hotels, Enumclaw
, 11 miles away |
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Best Western Inn, Snoqualmie Pass
, 12 miles away |
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Edgewick Inn, North Bend
, 21 miles away |
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Mt Si Motel, North Bend
, 24 miles away |
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North Bend Motel, North Bend
, 25 miles away |
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33 miles away
