Washington hiking trails - Kennedy Ridge Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Snohomish County

   
  Can’t wait to get out in the outdoors, Kennedy Ridge Trail in Snohomish County, Washington is a really wonderful place to spend some time. Kennedy Ridge Trail is very far from the nearest sizeable town, and It's always fun to backcountry trek here. There are great outdoors trails all over Washington, and one of these is Kennedy Ridge Trail in Snohomish County. Wilderness trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a really splendid way to spend quality time in the outdoors. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors trails in this
    neighborhood. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This backcountry walk should take you about 3 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. Every single Washington great outdoors trail has its own character. If you happen to be in Washington,
why not go backcountry backpacking, it is always an enjoyable thing to do. With its 18.8 miles of walking distance; it's a long trail. No chance of getting bored in Washington if you like the outdoors. Different parts of Kennedy Ridge Trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the trail. This trail has a total elevation difference of 3,975 feet which is higher than average. All through the warm days of summer highs here at Kennedy Ridge Trail reach the 70's. Once the  
sun is down it falls down to the 50's. Highs all through the wintertime are ordinarily in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Kennedy Ridge Trail. There is only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry trek it normally. Kennedy Ridge Trail is a very long great outdoors hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a tremendous great outdoors trail for experienced hikers in great shape. Kennedy Ridge Trail gets lots of water; through November this area sees the most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. Kennedy Ridge Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies.

Briefly about the general area:
All the outdoors enjoyable stuff in the Northern Cascade Range will keep you coming back many times. A pleasant journey to Green Mountain Pasture is a tremendous way to spend an afternoon; if you come at the right time of year, Sloan Creek offers some magnificent whitewater. All the outdoors entertaining stuff near Kennedy Ridge Trail will keep you coming back many times. Getting to Fourteenmile Creek from Kennedy Ridge Trail is easy, and a fine place is Fire Creek Pass.
Kennedy Ridge Trail is a great site to camp, Sulphur Creek Campground is a great site, and glide down the rapids of Downey Creek in a kayak. Sulphur Hot Springs is an inspiring place to go to while here, and Owl Creek Campground is a splendid campground here. Yeah, come up here to the Northern Cascade Range for a fine time.
While you're here at Kennedy Ridge Trail it's a great idea to check out Buckeye Basin, and why not take a little trip to Glacier Creek while you're here.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.1553, Longitude -121.266
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Total in and out hiking length = 18.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 8.4 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Total elevation difference: 3975 feet


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 Trails Near Kennedy Ridge Trail:
Glacier Ridge Trail, Snohomish County County , 0 miles away,  14.2 hiking miles, 3891 feet elevation difference
Fire Creek Trail, Snohomish County County , 1 miles away,  23.2 hiking miles, 4244 feet elevation difference
Fire Creek Way, Snohomish County County , 2 miles away,  9.2 hiking miles, 1437 feet elevation difference
Camp Creek Ridge Trail, Snohomish County County , 3 miles away,  9 hiking miles, 4047 feet elevation difference
Meadow Mountain Trail, Snohomish County County , 4 miles away, 13.4 hiking miles, 4096 feet elevation difference
Lost Creek Ridge Trail, Snohomish County County , 4 miles away,  20.6 hiking miles, 4949 feet elevation difference
Sulphur Mountain Way, Snohomish County County , 6 miles away,  3.8 hiking miles, 4270 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Kennedy Ridge Trail:
Owl Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 4 miles away
Sulphur Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 5 miles away
Downey Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 6 miles away
Sloan Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 6 miles away
East Side Buck Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 10 miles away
 Whitewater Near Kennedy Ridge Trail:
Downey Creek, Snohomish County County , 6 miles away, Class III-IV - 1 miles long (Downey Creek trail to Suiattle River)
Sloan Creek, Snohomish County County , 7 miles away, Class IV-V - 1 miles long (to National Forest Sauk)
Suiattle River, Snohomish/Skagit County County , 9 miles away, Class III+ - 16 miles long (Sulphur Creek to Rat Trap Bridge)
Sauk River - North Fork, Snohomish County County , 10 miles away, Class IV+ - 1.5 miles long (Above North Fork Falls)
Skykomish River - North Fork, Snohomish County County , 13 miles away, Class II-V - 10 miles long (Jackson Wilderness to Bear Creek)
 National Parks Near Kennedy Ridge Trail:
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA , 70 miles away
North Cascades National Park, Sedro-Woolley - WA , 70 miles away
Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA , 70 miles away
 Hotels Near Kennedy Ridge Trail:
Aspen Suites at The Icicle Village Resort, Leavenworth , 38 miles away
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum , 43 miles away
Best Western Icicle Inn, Leavenworth , 45 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Leavenworth , 45 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn - Leavenworth, Leavenworth , 45 miles away
 Lakes Near Kennedy Ridge Trail
Lake Byrne, Snohomish County , 1 miles away
Camp Lake, Snohomish County , 2 miles away

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