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| | Hitting the wilderness hiking trails is always an enjoyable thing to do, and Shellrock Lake Trail in Yakima County, Washington is a really magnificent spot to spend some time. This part of Washington has an excellent deal of available outdoors endeavors. Each backpacking trail in Washington has its own character. Delightful backpacking trails in Washington are in abundance; Shellrock Lake Trail in Yakima County is one of them. This is a hiking trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Shellrock Lake Trail is a hiking trail of |
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splendid length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backpacking trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a brilliant challenge. This is a one trailhead hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry walk. Please follow
| | all local rules about fires and camping. Here in Washington backcountry backpacking is always an amusing thing to do. Summer at Shellrock Lake Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 60's, and all through the night it cools down to the 40's. For the duration of the wintertime the highs are ordinarily in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Shellrock Lake Trail are in the 10's. Shellrock Lake Trail is 13.8 miles long; it's a long wilderness trail. Some parts of Shellrock Lake Trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness trail, and | |
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that means that some parts of the wilderness trail could be very different from other parts of it. Shellrock Lake Trail sees pretty high levels of precipitation; during January this vicinity sees the most snow, and the driest month of the year is July. There are so many backpacking
trails in this region. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry walk, 2 days normally, so it's a wonderful thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. The total elevation difference for Shellrock Lake Trail is 2,067 feet which is about average. The gorgeous hiking trails
of the Northern Cascade Range are a very splendid way to see these mountaintops. Shellrock Lake Trail is a long trip away from Ellensburg, but what a good spot for trekking it is.
Briefly about the general area: Why not check out Cortright Point also if you're here It's
always great to have a look at Hidden Spring. Why not visit nearby North Fork Clear Creek while you're here at Shellrock Lake Trail, and you can stay the night at White Pass Campground. Blankenship Meadows is right here at Shellrock Lake Trail; whitewater paddling is great
on Tieton River - South Fork. And that's not all the things you can do here in the Northern Cascade Range. Everybody loves Indian Creek Meadows. There's so much to do here at Shellrock Lake Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Knuppenburg Lake Campground is a good place
for that. Just can't get enough of the Northern Cascade Range. It's a fine idea to stop at South Fork Clear Creek, it's in the vicinity of Shellrock Lake Trail, and don't leave Shellrock Lake Trail without first paying a visit to Indian Spring. You imagine that's sufficient? Just getting warmed up. Mosquito Valley is a magnificent spot to explore; get soaked paddling on American River.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.6498, Longitude -121.2775 - - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 13.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Total elevation difference: 2067 feet

Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
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34 miles away
Set on the sunny eastern slopes of the Cascades alongside the sparkling waters of the Cle Elum River and surrounded by pristine pine forest-Suncadia offers the ultimate luxury mountain resort experien...
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
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36 miles away
The Stewart Lodge offers a wide range of rooms and amenities to make us your recreational or business spot all year around. Our rooms are exceptionally large and include unique pine furniture, microw...
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| These outdoors activities are available near Shellrock Lake Trail. |
| | Trails Near Shellrock Lake Trail:
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Big Peak Trail, Yakima County
County
, 1 miles away, 11 hiking miles, 2631 feet elevation difference |
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McAllister Trail, Yakima County
County
, 1 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 686 feet elevation difference |
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Sand Ridge Trail, Yakima County
County
, 1 miles away, 10 hiking miles, 2174 feet elevation difference |
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Hogback Trail, Yakima County
County
, 2 miles away, 7.7 hiking miles, 2654 feet elevation difference |
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Cramer Lake Trail, Yakima County
County
, 3 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 869 feet elevation difference |
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Blankenship Meadows Trail, Yakima County
County
, 3 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 1367 feet elevation difference |
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Indian Creek Trail, Lewis County
County
, 4 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 1528 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Shellrock Lake Trail:
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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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American River, -blank- County
County
, 12 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing) |
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Bumping River, Yakima County
County
, 14 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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Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis County
County
, 15 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground) |
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| | Hotels Near Shellrock Lake Trail:
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Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
, 34 miles away |
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
, 36 miles away |
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Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum
, 36 miles away |
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Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River
, 47 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 48 miles away |
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