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| | Hiking trails for backcountry trekking, and backpacking can be found all over Washington, and Panther Creek Trail is one of them, and it's in Whatcom County. Washington has so much to offer the outdoors lovers. When you're here in Washington backcountry trekking along one of its backpacking and hiking trails is so much fun. With its 17.4 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many hiking trails. This is one of many backpacking trails in the surrounding region. Hitting the wilderness hiking trails is always a fun thing to do, and Panther Creek Trail |
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in Whatcom County, Washington is a tremendous place to go. For the duration of the months of summer here at Panther Creek Trail, high temperatures commonly reach the 70's; during summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the
| | 30's while the cold winter nights at Panther Creek Trail are in the 20's. The wilderness trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a really delightful way to spend quality time in the outdoors. Panther Creek Trail sees pretty high levels of rainfall; November is the wettest month with most rain, and July is the month with the least moisture. Panther Creek Trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Panther Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of | |
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2,363 feet which is about average. Panther Creek Trail being so distant from the nearest city, backcountry trekking along this wilderness hiking trail is very cool. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Some parts of this hiking trail are
much higher up than other parts of the hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry hike, 2.5 days normally, so it's a nice thing if your backpack is big enough to do
the job. There are numerous backpacking and hiking trails in Washington, and each one is different from the others. This is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. This wilderness trail is a wilderness trail of delightful length having an average
number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough backpacking trail for advanced trekkers looking for a perfect challenge.
Briefly about the general area:
Hidden Hand Creek is close to Panther Creek Trail and is always a joy to explore; there's whitewater on Stetattle
Creek for all you adrenaline junkies. This is no place for people who don’t like to have fun. There's some flowing water close by, Lillian Creek is a stream you can visit while you're here; don't forget to pop by Ruby Arm while you're here.
And if that's not enough there's
loads more exciting things to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Panther Creek Trail is a fine spot to visit for more than one day, Colonial Creek Campground is a fine spot to camp nearby; Butler Brown Flats is a perfect spot here at Panther Creek Trail. Panther Creek Trail is in
close proximity to Fourth of July Pass which is without doubt worth a visit, and there are some pleasant whitewater spots on Granite Creek. Cougar Island Campground is a pleasant campground nearby; John Pierce Waterfall is always fun to check out.
Now, you may imagine that's a load but there's even more enjoyable things to do here in the Northern Cascade Range.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 48.6857, Longitude -121.0924
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 48.7064, Longitude -120.9719
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 8.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 8.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 17.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 17.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
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Total elevation difference: 2363 feet
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| These outdoors activities are available near Panther Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Panther Creek Trail:
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Jack Mountain Trail, Whatcom County
County
, 3 miles away, 9.4 hiking miles, 4860 feet elevation difference |
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Sourdough Lookout Trail, Whatcom County
County
, 5 miles away, 16.4 hiking miles, 5982 feet elevation difference |
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East Bank Trail, Whatcom County
County
, 5 miles away, 30 hiking miles, 1028 feet elevation difference |
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Pyramid Lake Trail, Whatcom County
County
, 7 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 1153 feet elevation difference |
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Park Creek Trail, Chelan County
County
, 12 miles away, 13 hiking miles, 4110 feet elevation difference |
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Mill Creek Trail, Whatcom County
County
, 14 miles away, 29.4 hiking miles, 5463 feet elevation difference |
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Hidden Lake Trail, Skagit County
County
, 14 miles away, 5.8 hiking miles, 2693 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Panther Creek Trail:
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Granite Creek, Whatcom County
County
, 7 miles away, Class IV - 5 miles long (Beebe Creek to Panther Creek) |
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Stetattle Creek, Whatcom County
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV(V) - 4 miles long (Jay Creek to Gorge Lake) |
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Granite Creek, Skagit/whatcom County
County
, 12 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 4.6 miles long (Highway 20 to Beebe Creek) |
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Canyon Creek - Skagit Tributary, Whatcom County
County
, 13 miles away, Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Slate Creek to Granite Creek) |
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Cascade River, Skagit County
County
, 18 miles away, Class II - 6 miles long (Mineral Park to Marble Creek Campground) |
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