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| | Great outdoors trails for trekking, and backpacking can be found all over Washington, and one of these is Manastash Ridge Trail in Kittitas County. Finally, backcountry trekking time is here again, and Manastash Ridge Trail in Kittitas County, Washington is just the place. Outdoors people generally like this part of Washington. This is a backcountry hiking trail that is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors hiking trails in this |
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vicinity. There's not much difference in elevation along the hiking trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. High temperatures at Manastash Ridge Trail all through the summertime months are in the 60's; during summer nights temperatures are in the
| | 40's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 20's; during the dark hours in the winter at Manastash Ridge Trail temperatures dip to the 10's. All the water falling down from the sky makes Manastash Ridge Trail a wet location; through January this neighborhood sees the most snow, and July is the month with the least moisture. The total elevation difference for this great outdoors hiking trail is 798 feet which is lower than average. Being 8.4 miles long it's an average length hiking trail. This is a two-ended great outdoors hiking trail with | |
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two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry hike it just one way. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 7.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. A long tour divides Ellensburg from Manastash Ridge Trail,
but when you backcountry hike it you're always having a fine time. The hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a really good way to spend quality time in the great outdoors. Manastash Ridge Trail is a mid-length hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which
makes it a brilliant great outdoors hiking trail for experienced backcountry trekkers in fine shape. There are plenty of trails in Washington; each one of them is scenic in its own way. Going for a walk here in Washington is always a cool thing to do.
Briefly about the general
area:
South Fork Quartz Creek is a nice local stream, and Manastash Ridge Trail is a splendid spot to visit for more than one day, Kaner Flat Campground is a splendid spot to camp nearby. American River has a great whitewater paddling spot nearby, and while you're here at Manastash
Ridge Trail it's a great idea to visit Hereford Meadow.
If you want a great time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Northern Cascade Range. A good location to pop by near Manastash Ridge Trail is Windy Pass. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Manastash
Ridge Trail has to offer, you can camp at Longmile Meadows Campground. So much entertaining stuff to do here at Manastash Ridge Trail, too splendid to be true. If you don’t have a problem getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Little Naches River. Looking for some flowing water? Try Lookout Creek, and do set aside some time for Dry Meadow if you're here at Manastash Ridge Trail.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 47.0749, Longitude -121.0826
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 47.102, Longitude -121.1502
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 8.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 8.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 798 feet
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
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10 miles away
Set on the sunny eastern slopes of the Cascades alongside the sparkling waters of the Cle Elum River and surrounded by pristine pine forest-Suncadia offers the ultimate luxury mountain resort experien...
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
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12 miles away
The Stewart Lodge offers a wide range of rooms and amenities to make us your recreational or business spot all year around. Our rooms are exceptionally large and include unique pine furniture, microw...
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User input for Manastash Ridge Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Kittitas County, Washington:
Outdoors Recreation Near Ellensburg, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Manastash Ridge Trail. |
| | Trails Near Manastash Ridge Trail:
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Little Creek Basin Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 3 miles away, 8.2 hiking miles, 1369 feet elevation difference |
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Quartz Creek Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 3 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 3413 feet elevation difference |
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North Fork Taneum Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 3 miles away, 18 hiking miles, 2630 feet elevation difference |
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North Ridge Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 3 miles away, 8.2 hiking miles, 3519 feet elevation difference |
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Hicks Butte Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 5 miles away, 1.4 hiking miles, 271 feet elevation difference |
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Kaner Flat Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 5 miles away, 7.3 hiking miles, 4400 feet elevation difference |
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Mount Cliffty Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 5 miles away, 9.8 hiking miles, 3795 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Manastash Ridge Trail:
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Little Naches River, Yakima/Kittitas County
County
, 4 miles away, Class II-III+(IV) - 9.5 miles long (Matthew Creek to Little Naches Campground) |
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American River, Yakima County
County
, 5 miles away, Class II+ - 5 miles long (American Forks to Sawmill Flat) |
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Cle Elum River, Kittitas County
County
, 8 miles away, Class II - 7.8 miles long (Cle Elum Dam to confluence with Yakima River) |
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American River, Yakima County
County
, 9 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Hell's Crossing to American Forks) |
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Bumping River, Yakima County
County
, 11 miles away, Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River) |
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| | Hotels Near Manastash Ridge Trail:
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Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
, 10 miles away |
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
, 12 miles away |
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Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum
, 12 miles away |
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Best Western Icicle Inn, Leavenworth
, 39 miles away |
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Quality Inn & Suites, Leavenworth
, 39 miles away |
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12 miles away
