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| | The hike started out on the dry sandy rocky trail and with a slight grade up. After the 0.75 of a mile and 300 foot gain or so there was a fork; shortly after the you’re “entering the wilderness” sign, trail 1147, or Little Buck Trail is to the right. We haven’t been on it, but it is suppose to be about a 0.9 of a mile and end up at the Indian Creek Trailhead and campground. After that fork Sand Ridge Trail, 1104, goes up for about 1 mile, and the foot gain for that mile is about 900 feet. According to the maps and the GPS we were using, the trail begins |
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at about 3400 feet and goes to about 4600 feet. The last mile is like a standard up and down hike until the Shellrock Lake Trail junction, trail 1142 to the left, after that we don’t know. Overall, for about the first 2 miles there is a 1200 foot gain in elevation, and then it
| evens out for a while. However, we had to turn around when we thought we were almost to the Shellrock Lake Trail junction due to a couple feet of snow pack and melt off. Says Stephanie
Washington has plenty of fine backcountry hiking trails, and among these are Sand Ridge Trail in Yakima County. Washington is a great place for outdoors folks. Hey, time for a backcountry walk don’t you think? Sand Ridge Trail in Yakima County, Washington is just the place. Summertime highs at Sand Ridge Trail frequently tend to be in the 60's. Once the sun is down | |
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it falls down to the 40's. Through the winter the highs are usually in the 30's, and night lows in the 10's for Sand Ridge Trail. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This is a trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies.
Of course, this is an overnight backcountry hike, 3 days normally, so it's a fine thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Rather far from Ellensburg you encounter Sand Ridge Trail, but it is a splendid refuge from the urban center. Sand Ridge Trail has two trailheads,
so if you can get a ride from someone, you can hike it just one way. Much rain falls at Sand Ridge Trail; all through January this vicinity sees the most snow, and the driest month is July. Being 20 miles long; it's longer than many great outdoors hiking trails. Each one of the
many backcountry hiking trails of Washington is worth backpacking. The length of this great outdoors hiking trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough great outdoors trail for advanced trekkers looking for a nice challenge.
Hiking here in Washington is something that is always fun to do. This hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 2,174 feet which is about average. The wonderful great outdoors hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a very splendid way to see these highlands. This
great outdoors hiking trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the great outdoors hiking trail. There are so many great outdoors trails in this vicinity.
Briefly about the
general area:
Why not pop by Cortright Point also if you're here; not far from here you can enjoy the trees of Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Man, is there plenty of cool things to do near Sand Ridge Trail. Hidden Spring is a glorious local attraction, and do set aside some
time for Blankenship Meadows while you're here at Sand Ridge Trail. All the outdoors fun things in the Northern Cascade Range will keep you coming back time and again. Put some time aside to spend at Indian Spring since you're here at Sand Ridge Trail, and there's whitewater on
Tieton River - South Fork for all you adrenaline junkies.
This river is so great. Stay the night at White Pass Campground. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Cascade Range. South Fork Clear Creek is a tremendous local stream; a glorious location to stop by close
by is Mosquito Valley. This river has it all. Some of the water nearby flows, like North Fork Clear Creek, and you should undeniably dedicate some time to Indian Creek Meadows if you're here at Sand Ridge Trail.
There's so much to do here at Sand Ridge Trail that you need to
camp here for a while, Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest is a great place for that, and whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend American River.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 46.6523, Longitude -121.2771
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 46.7608, Longitude -121.3499
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 10 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 10 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 20 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 20 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
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Total elevation difference: 2174 feet
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| These outdoors activities are available near Sand Ridge Trail. |
| | Trails Near Sand Ridge Trail:
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McAllister Trail, Yakima County
County
, 1 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 686 feet elevation difference |
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Shellrock Lake Trail, Yakima County
County
, 1 miles away, 13.8 hiking miles, 2067 feet elevation difference |
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Blankenship Meadows Trail, Yakima County
County
, 2 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 1367 feet elevation difference |
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Big Peak Trail, Yakima County
County
, 2 miles away, 11 hiking miles, 2631 feet elevation difference |
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Indian Creek Trail, Lewis County
County
, 3 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 1528 feet elevation difference |
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Pear Butte Trail, Yakima County
County
, 3 miles away, 13.2 hiking miles, 2981 feet elevation difference |
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Hogback Trail, Yakima County
County
, 4 miles away, 7.7 hiking miles, 2654 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Sand Ridge Trail:
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American River, -blank- County
County
, 11 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing) |
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Tieton River - South Fork, Yakima County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV(V+) - 5.7 miles long (Grey Creek Campground to Rimrock Lake) |
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Bumping River, Yakima County
County
, 12 miles away, Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River) |
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Summit Creek, Lewis County
County
, 14 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123) |
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American River, Yakima County
County
, 15 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Hell's Crossing to American Forks) |
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| | Hotels Near Sand Ridge Trail:
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Crystal Mountain Hotels, Enumclaw
, 15 miles away |
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Game Ridge Motel, Naches
, 23 miles away |
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Mt View Lodge, Packwood
, 24 miles away |
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Cowlitz River Lodge, Packwood
, 24 miles away |
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Inn of Packwood, Packwood
, 24 miles away |
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