Washington hiking trails - Pine Creek Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County

   
  Hitting the backpacking trails is always an amusing thing to do, and Pine Creek Trail in Skamania County, Washington is such a good spot. Pine Creek Trail is to be found a pretty lengthy journey from Longview-Kelso, but it is a good backpacking trail. Each backpacking and hiking trail in Washington is well worth a walk. All through the summer here at Pine Creek Trail, high temperatures frequently reach the 70's. Summer night lows descend down to the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Pine Creek
    Trail. Now this backpacking trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Some parts of this wilderness trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness trail, and that means that some parts of the wilderness trail could be very different from other
parts of it. Backcountry trekking here in Washington never gets boring. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. There are so many perfect backpacking and hiking trails for trekking in Washington; one of them being Pine Creek Trail in Skamania County. Now, this is roughly a 2-day backcountry trek, so it's a splendid thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. The length of this backpacking trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a perfect wilderness hiking trail for experienced hikers in  
pleasant shape. This is an area covered with lots of wilderness hiking trails. Pine Creek Trail is a quite wet place commonly with a lot of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is typically December, that's the one that rains the most while July is typically the driest month. Trekking here in the Northern Cascade Range is a very great way to see these mountains. With its 14 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer walk. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry walk it just one way. With so many outdoors pursuits available in Washington you'll never get bored. Pine Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,561 feet, and that is higher than average.

Briefly about the general area:
Be careful coming to the Northern Cascade Range, you might not ever wanna go home again. A short spree to Loowit Falls is always worthwhile, and everybody loves Plains of Abraham.
So many entertaining things to do at Pine Creek Trail, so little time. Why not pop by Duck Bay also if you're here, and Sugar Bowl is a magnificent location here at Pine Creek Trail. Looking for some flowing water? Try Bear Creek, and camping at Pine Creek Trail is brilliant fun, Swift Forest Campground is a brilliant local campground. Lewis River - North Fork has a magnificent whitewater paddling spot close by; Harmony Falls is always fun to check out.
That right there is lots of amusing stuff already but it goes on, the Northern Cascade Range has it all. If you're here, you might as well explore Ape Canyon, and in the event that you don’t have a problem getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Muddy River. Pine Creek Trail is a delightful place to camp, Quartz Creek Big Trees Campground is a delightful place, and getting to Smith Creek from Pine Creek Trail is painless.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 46.1812, Longitude -122.0816
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 46.2315, Longitude -122.148
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 14 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 8 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 14 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 8 hours

Total elevation difference: 2561 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Pine Creek Trail.
 Trails Near Pine Creek Trail:
Smith Creek Trail, Skamania County County , 1 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 2573 feet elevation difference
Independence Pass Interpretive Trail, Skamania County County , 4 miles away, 1.5 hiking miles, 382 feet elevation difference
Saint Helens Way, Skamania County County , 5 miles away, 6 hiking miles, 1114 feet elevation difference
Bean Creek Trail, Skamania County County , 5 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 3072 feet elevation difference
Smith Creek Butte Trail, Skamania County County , 6 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 1525 feet elevation difference
Muddy River Trail, Skamania County County , 7 miles away, 2.1 hiking miles, 894 feet elevation difference
Coldwater Trail, Skamania County County , 8 miles away,  10.6 hiking miles, 3233 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Pine Creek Trail:
Swift Forest Campground, Skamania County, 9 miles away
Quartz Creek Big Trees Campground, Lewis County, 10 miles away
Cougar Park, Cougar, 12 miles away
Beaver Bay Campground, Cowlitz County, 12 miles away
Curly Creek Campground, Skamania County, 13 miles away
 Whitewater Near Pine Creek Trail:
Muddy River, Skamania County County , 8 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 5.5 miles long (FR 25 Bridge to Lewis North Fork)
Lewis River - North Fork, Cowlitz County County , 10 miles away, Class II-III - 4.5 miles long (FR 9039 to Swift Reservoir)
Siouxon Creek, Clark County County , 13 miles away, Class III-V - 12 miles long (Calamity Creek to Yale Reservoir)
Cowlitz River, Lewis County County , 13 miles away, Class III - 9 miles long (Cispus River to Riffe Lake)
Lewis River - North Fork, Skamania County County , 14 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Cussed Hollow to FR 9039)
 National Parks Near Pine Creek Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 27 miles away
 Hotels Near Pine Creek Trail:
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson , 29 miles away
Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville , 29 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks , 30 miles away
Best Western Battle Ground Inn & Suites, Battle Ground , 36 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Gresham-Troutdale, Or, Troutdale , 36 miles away
 Lakes Near Pine Creek Trail
Bear Lake, Skamania County , 4 miles away
June Lake, Skamania County , 4 miles away

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