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| | Each one of the many backcountry hiking trails of Washington has something unique to offer. Backcountry hiking here in Washington is a glorious way to spend some time. A long drive separates Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue from Northern Loop Trail, but It's always cool to walk here. A good deal of rainfall falls at Northern Loop Trail; November is the month that gets the most rain, and July on the other hand is the driest. Washington has plenty of wonderful backcountry hiking trails, and Northern Loop Trail is one of them, and it's in Pierce County. This is |
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one of many backcountry trails in the surrounding neighborhood. The length of Northern Loop Trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backcountry trail for advanced trekkers looking for a wonderful challenge. Hey, time
| | for a walk don’t you think? if you happen to be in Pierce County of Washington, Northern Loop Trail is a nice local hiking and backpacking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Northern Loop Trail is 32.2 miles long; it's considered a longer trek. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Some parts of Northern Loop Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry hiking trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Throughout the days of summer at Northern Loop | |
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Trail highs are mostly in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's, and night lows at Northern Loop Trail through the wintertime frequently plunge into the 30's. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry
hike, 5 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. Northern Loop Trail has a total elevation difference of 4,766 feet, and that is higher than average. In Washington you never run out of outdoors fun. This is a wilderness trail that is quite long,
so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Backcountry trekking here in the Northern Cascade Range is a nice way to explore these mountaintops. Northern Loop Trail is a one trailhead hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry trek.
Briefly about the general
area: Life's too short to enjoy all the fun stuff in close proximity to Northern Loop Trail. You can run the rapids of White River near Northern Loop Trail; Ipsut Creek Campground is a great local campground. Garda Falls is a beautiful location to stop by while you're at Northern
Loop Trail. Granite Creek flows through this area, and a short visit to Van Horn Falls is always worthwhile. So many enjoyable things to do in the Northern Cascade Range, not enough time. A visit to Scarface right next door to Northern Loop Trail is always a magnificent idea,
and Clearwater River - White River Tributary is a magnificent whitewater spot nearby. If you came for an overnight stay White River Campground is a delightful place to camp, and a great spot to stop by nearby is Windy Gap. There's a forest here at Northern Loop Trail called
Grove of the Patriarchs, and Vernal Park is right here at Northern Loop Trail. This site, the Northern Cascade Range, has so much outdoors amusing things. Lodi Creek is a stream that you may run into while here, and a great place like Mosquito Flat here at Northern Loop Trail is too nice to miss.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.9147, Longitude -121.6409 - - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 32.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 15.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 days
Total elevation difference: 4766 feet

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| These outdoors activities are available near Northern Loop Trail. |
| | Trails Near Northern Loop Trail:
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Carbon Trail, Pierce County
County
, 5 miles away, 11.4 hiking miles, 3299 feet elevation difference |
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Flip-O-Way Trail, Pierce County
County
, 5 miles away, 2.7 hiking miles, 2399 feet elevation difference |
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Skyline Trail, Pierce County
County
, 7 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 1839 feet elevation difference |
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Moraine Trail, Pierce County
County
, 7 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 452 feet elevation difference |
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Clearwater Trail, Pierce County
County
, 9 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 2788 feet elevation difference |
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Ipsut Creek Trail, Pierce County
County
, 9 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 3790 feet elevation difference |
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Summit Lake Trail, Pierce County
County
, 9 miles away, 5.1 hiking miles, 1322 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Northern Loop Trail:
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White River, Pierce County
County
, 9 miles away, Class III - 13.5 miles long (West Fork to Bridge Camp) |
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Clearwater River - White River Tributary, Pierce County
County
, 11 miles away, Class III - 4 miles long (Bridge to confluence with White River) |
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White River, Pierce County
County
, 12 miles away, Class III - 10 miles long (Silver Springs Campground to West Fork White) |
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Butter Creek, Lewis County
County
, 13 miles away, Class III - 2.5 miles long (along FR 5270) |
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Skate Creek, Lewis County
County
, 13 miles away, Class III+ - 3.1 miles long (Johnson Creek to Craig Road) |
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| | Hotels Near Northern Loop Trail:
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Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw
, 21 miles away |
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Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley
, 24 miles away |
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Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie
, 29 miles away |
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Summit Lodge at Snoqualmie Pass, Snoqualmie Pass
, 29 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Seattle-Issaquah, Wa, Issaquah
, 37 miles away |
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