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| | No chance of getting bored in Washington if you like the great outdoors. Finally, hiking time is here again, and Meadow Mountain Trail in Snohomish County, Washington is just what you need. Backpacking and hiking trails are great and plentiful in Washington; Meadow Mountain Trail in Snohomish County is one of them. There are numerous trails in Washington, and each one is worth backcountry backpacking. These great outdoors hiking trails here in the Northern Cascade Range are a brilliant way to explore these highlands. This trail has two trailheads, so if |
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you can get a ride from someone, you can trek it just one way. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 70's to Meadow Mountain Trail, and during summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 40's, and overnight lows
| | at Meadow Mountain Trail during the wintertime regularly drop into the 20's. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. There are so many hiking and backpacking trails in this region. This trek should take you about 4 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. Meadow Mountain Trail is a very long great outdoors hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a fine hiking and backpacking trail for experienced hikers in glorious shape. Meadow Mountain Trail is a very long way | |
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away from society, and it is a glorious backcountry trail. Meadow Mountain Trail is 26.8 miles long; it's longer than many wilderness hiking trails. Meadow Mountain Trail sees pretty high levels of rainfall; the month of November is the wettest with most of the rain; the driest
month is July. Here in the great state of Washington backcountry backpacking is the great thing to do. Now this backcountry trail is pretty long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Some parts of Meadow Mountain Trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness hiking
trail, and that means that some parts of the wilderness hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Meadow Mountain Trail has a total elevation difference of 4,096 feet which is a higher than average number.
Briefly about the general area:
So much entertaining
stuff in the Northern Cascade Range, just incredible. There's some flowing water nearby, Fire Creek is a stream you can have a look at while you're here, and a short tour to Gibson Falls is always worthwhile. Life's too short to enjoy all the fun things in the Northern Cascade
Range. Get your heart beating on the wonderful whitewater of Downey Creek, and if you're here why not take a look at Bingley Gap.
You'll need more than a day to explore everything Meadow Mountain Trail has to offer, you can camp at Owl Creek Campground, and if you're here at
Meadow Mountain Trail it's a pleasant idea to take a look at Green Mountain Pasture. A great place for whitewater paddling close to Meadow Mountain Trail is Suiattle River. There's so much to do here at Meadow Mountain Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Downey Creek
Campground is a good location for that. A pleasant spree to Buckeye Basin is a tremendous way to spend an afternoon, and do take some time to stop by Darrington Ranger District if you're here.
So much fun stuff to do at Meadow Mountain Trail, so little time. Fern Creek is near Meadow Mountain Trail and is always a pleasure to stop by, and Sulphur Hot Springs is an inspiring site to check out while here.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 48.1553, Longitude -121.2658
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 48.1828, Longitude -121.3203
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 13.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 13.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 26.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 11.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 26.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 11.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
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Total elevation difference: 4096 feet
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User input for Meadow Mountain Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Snohomish County, Washington:
Outdoors Recreation Near Ellensburg, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Meadow Mountain Trail. |
| | Trails Near Meadow Mountain Trail:
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Camp Creek Ridge Trail, Snohomish County
County
, 2 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 4047 feet elevation difference |
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Fire Creek Way, Snohomish County
County
, 2 miles away, 9.2 hiking miles, 1437 feet elevation difference |
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Lost Creek Ridge Trail, Snohomish County
County
, 3 miles away, 20.6 hiking miles, 4949 feet elevation difference |
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Glacier Ridge Trail, Snohomish County
County
, 3 miles away, 14.2 hiking miles, 3891 feet elevation difference |
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Fire Creek Trail, Snohomish County
County
, 4 miles away, 23.2 hiking miles, 4244 feet elevation difference |
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Kennedy Ridge Trail, Snohomish County
County
, 4 miles away, 18.8 hiking miles, 3975 feet elevation difference |
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Sulphur Mountain Way, Snohomish County
County
, 7 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 4270 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Meadow Mountain Trail:
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Downey Creek, Snohomish County
County
, 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 1 miles long (Downey Creek trail to Suiattle River) |
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Suiattle River, Snohomish/Skagit County
County
, 5 miles away, Class III+ - 16 miles long (Sulphur Creek to Rat Trap Bridge) |
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Sloan Creek, Snohomish County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 1 miles long (to National Forest Sauk) |
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Sauk River - North Fork, Snohomish County
County
, 7 miles away, Class IV+ - 1.5 miles long (Above North Fork Falls) |
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Whitechuck River, Snohomish County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (Bridge above Crystal Creek to Sauk River confluence) |
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| | National Parks Near Meadow Mountain Trail:
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Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA
, 66 miles away |
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North Cascades National Park, Sedro-Woolley - WA
, 66 miles away |
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Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA
, 66 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Meadow Mountain Trail:
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Aspen Suites at The Icicle Village Resort, Leavenworth
, 42 miles away |
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Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
, 46 miles away |
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Best Western Icicle Inn, Leavenworth
, 48 miles away |
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Quality Inn & Suites, Leavenworth
, 49 miles away |
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Howard Johnson Express Inn - Leavenworth, Leavenworth
, 49 miles away |
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