Washington hiking trails - Lester Trail, Northern Cascade Range, King County

   
  Every Washington backcountry trail has its own unique splendor. Washington has so much to offer nature lovers. Lester Trail is a very long way away from civilization, and backcountry hiking it is always fun. Here in the perfect state of Washington backcountry backpacking is a good way to spend some time. This is a wilderness trail that is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Some parts of this great outdoors hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors hiking trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress
    differently at different elevations. This is a region covered with lots of wilderness trails. The length of Lester Trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this wilderness trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Finally,
backcountry hiking time is here again, and if you happen to be in King County of Washington, Lester Trail is a tremendous local hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Hiking trails for backcountry backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over Washington, and among these are Lester Trail in King County. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Through the summertime highs here at Lester Trail get into the 70's, and through the night it cools down to the 40's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 40's  
while Lester Trail nighttime low temperatures through the winter are in the 30's. Lester Trail is a wet place that gets lots of rain; most of the rain falls throughout December, and the driest of the months is July. Being 6.6 miles long it's an average length great outdoors hiking trail. This trek shouldn't take more than 5.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This is a one trailhead backpacking trail, so in and out is the way to backcountry walk it normally. Lester Trail has a total elevation difference of 3,791 feet which is higher than average. The pretty great outdoors hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these highlands.

Briefly about the general area:
A brilliant place to camp here at Lester Trail is Dry Creek Campground, and of course Wolf Creek flows through this area. You absolutely have to have a thing about the Northern Cascade Range. Camping at The Dalles Campground is always a perfect experience; in case you don’t mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on White River.
A quick spree to Champion Creek close to Lester Trail is a glorious idea, and Greenwater River is a brilliant whitewater spot close by. Green Canyon is near Lester Trail and is positively a great spot to take a look at.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 47.2013, Longitude -121.5412
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Total in and out hiking length = 6.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.6 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 3791 feet


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 Trails Near Lester Trail:
Divide Trail, King County County , 2 miles away, 9.7 hiking miles, 3406 feet elevation difference
Rock Creek Trail, King County County , 2 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 2923 feet elevation difference
Christoff Trail, King County County , 5 miles away,  3.8 hiking miles, 2615 feet elevation difference
Kelly Butte Trail, King County County , 5 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 4421 feet elevation difference
Twentyeight Mile Creek Trail, Pierce County County , 7 miles away, 9.3 hiking miles, 3558 feet elevation difference
Sawmill Ridge Trail, King County County , 8 miles away, 6.9 hiking miles, 4040 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Lester Trail:
The Dalles Campground, Pierce County, 4 miles away
Dry Creek Campground, Pierce County, 9 miles away
White River Campground, Pierce County, 14 miles away
Commonwealth Campground, King County, 15 miles away
Morse Creek Campground, Yakima County, 17 miles away
 Whitewater Near Lester Trail:
Greenwater River, Pierce/King County County , 3 miles away, Class II(IV) - 7.2 miles long (FR 7030 Bridge to Highway 410)
White River, Pierce County County , 6 miles away, Class III - 10 miles long (Silver Springs Campground to West Fork White)
White River, Pierce County County , 10 miles away, Class III - 13.5 miles long (West Fork to Bridge Camp)
Snoqualmie River - South Fork, King County County , 14 miles away, Class IV-V - 1.5 miles long (I-90 Exit 52 to Denny Creek Campground)
Pratt River, King County County , 14 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (Kaleetan Creek to Middle Fork Snoqualmie)
 National Parks Near Lester Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 36 miles away
 Hotels Near Lester Trail:
Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit, Snoqualmie Pass , 15 miles away
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie , 24 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw , 28 miles away
Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley , 33 miles away
Holiday Inn SEATTLE-ISSAQUAH, Issaquah , 38 miles away

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