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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
You'll have to go far from Ellensburg to get to Sand Ridge Trail, but there's fine natural beauty right here for you along it. While visiting this area in Washington it's a perfect idea to go trekking too. There are plenty of wilderness trails in Washington; each one of them is different from the others. Here in Washington backcountry trekking is so much fun. Washington | |
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has plenty of great wilderness trails, and Sand Ridge Trail in Yakima County is one of them. This is a long backcountry hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, if you happen to be in Yakima County of
Washington, Sand Ridge Trail is a good local hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Of course, this is an overnight walk, 3 days normally, so it's a nice thing if your backpack is big enough
to do the job. Being 20 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry hike. Through the warmest time of the year at Sand Ridge Trail temperatures are generally in the 60's, and the nighttime is rather chillier of course, mostly in the 40's. For the period of the winter highs
are in the 30's with temperatures at Sand Ridge Trail dipping down into the 10's through winter nights. Sand Ridge Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,174 feet, and that is about average. This is a region covered with lots of backpacking trails. A great deal of precipitation
falls at Sand Ridge Trail; January is the month that gets the most snow, and the driest month of the year is July. Sand Ridge Trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry backpacking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Some
parts of Sand Ridge Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking and hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the backpacking and hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Sand Ridge Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing
distance which makes this backpacking trail delightful for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. The hiking and backpacking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these hills.
Briefly about the general area:
Visit North Fork Clear Creek
if you're here at Sand Ridge Trail; you have to undeniably dedicate some time to Blankenship Meadows since you're here at Sand Ridge Trail. All the outdoors fun stuff in close proximity to Sand Ridge Trail will keep you coming back over and over. A great place near Sand Ridge Trail
is Mosquito Valley, and don't leave Sand Ridge Trail without first paying a visit to Hidden Spring. Get soaked paddling on Tieton River - South Fork.
Sand Ridge Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest is a great local campground,
and don’t forget to stop by Indian Creek Meadows since you're here at Sand Ridge Trail. There's no way somebody can get bored here in the Northern Cascade Range. A journey to close by Cortright Point is very relaxing, and don't forget to take a great little trip to South Fork Clear
Creek. Indian Spring is an inspiring location to stop by while here, and whitewater paddling is perfect on American River.
Yep, outdoors cool stuff truly is plentiful here in the Northern Cascade Range. There's so much to do here at Sand Ridge Trail that you need to camp here for a while, White Pass Campground is a nice place for that, and a wooded vicinity nearby is Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
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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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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
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35 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Yakima, Washington
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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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Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
, 33 miles away |
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
, 35 miles away |
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Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum
, 35 miles away |
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Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River
, 49 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 49 miles away |
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35 miles away
