Washington hiking trails - Moraine Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Pierce County

   
  Tremendous great outdoors trails in Washington are in abundance; one of them being Moraine Trail in Pierce County. Trekking in Washington never gets boring. Finally, backcountry trekking time is here again, and Moraine Trail in Pierce County, Washington is just the spot. This is a one trailhead hiking and backpacking trail, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. Moraine Trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backpacking trail good for the average backcountry trekker looking for an enjoyable
    adventure. This is one of a very small number of backpacking trails in this neighborhood. It's a lengthy trip from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue to Moraine Trail, but it is a wonderful wilderness trail. While visiting this vicinity in Washington it's a wonderful idea to go hiking too.
Every great outdoors trail in Washington has its own unique prettiness. This hiking and backpacking trail has a total elevation difference of 452 feet, and that is lower than average. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. The backcountry trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry trek. This walk shouldn't take more than 2 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Moraine Trail is a rather wet place ordinarily  
with much rain; November is the wettest month with most rain while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. High temperatures at Moraine Trail through the summer months are in the 70's, and through the night it cools down to the 50's. During the winter highs are in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Moraine Trail are in the 30's. With its 2.4 miles of walking distance it's a short backcountry trail. The scenic trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a really great way to spend quality time in nature. Even though this is not a very long hiking trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens.

Briefly about the general area:
A spree to Moraine Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Narada Falls, and camping at Longmire Campground is always a fine experience. So much fun stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range, not sufficient time. A short journey to Washington Cascades is always worthwhile, and Moraine Trail is nice enough to spend more than a day at, Cougar Rock Campground is a nice local campground.
Edith Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth visiting, and Paradise Park is a good place. There's no way somebody can get bored here in the Northern Cascade Range. If you haven’t been to Mount Rainier National Park, you must schedule some time for it since you're here. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the fun things at Moraine Trail. Whitewater paddling is magnificent on Butter Creek, and there's some flowing water close by, Pebble Creek is a stream you can pop by while you're here.
In the event that you don't mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Skate Creek, and a fine spot close by is Wilson Gully.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.7849, Longitude -121.7413
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Total in and out hiking length = 2.4 miles

Total climbing distance = .9 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 452 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Moraine Trail.
 Trails Near Moraine Trail:
Skyline Trail, Pierce County County , 1 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 1839 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Moraine Trail:
Cougar Rock Campground, Pierce County, 4 miles away
Longmire Campground, Lewis County, 6 miles away
White River Campground, Pierce County, 9 miles away
Packwood RV Park and Campground, Packwood, 10 miles away
Ipsut Creek Campground, Pierce County, 11 miles away
 Whitewater Near Moraine Trail:
Skate Creek, Lewis County County , 6 miles away, Class III+ - 3.1 miles long (Johnson Creek to Craig Road)
Butter Creek, Lewis County County , 6 miles away, Class III - 2.5 miles long (along FR 5270)
 National Parks Near Moraine Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 17 miles away
 Hotels Near Moraine Trail:
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw , 25 miles away
Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley , 27 miles away
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie , 35 miles away
Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit, Snoqualmie Pass , 37 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites SUMNER, Sumner , 41 miles away
 Lakes Near Moraine Trail
Reflection Lakes, Lewis County , 1 miles away
Frog Heaven, Lewis County , 1 miles away

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