Washington hiking trails - Shoe Lake Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County

   
  Backcountry hiking here in Washington is something that is always fun to do. Washington has lots of outdoors things to do. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Shoe Lake Trail in Yakima County, Washington is such a brilliant spot. With its 8.6 miles of walking distance it's an average length wilderness hiking trail. There are plenty of wilderness hiking trails in Washington; each one of them is worth backcountry backpacking. You should count on this trek taking about 7.5 hours, but of course some people walk
    a bit slower and some a bit faster. At Shoe Lake Trail all through the summertime months highs are in the 60's. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the 40's. Daytime highs all through the winter are in the 30's; overnight lows in the 10's for Shoe Lake Trail. Shoe
Lake Trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry trek it normally. Now this hiking trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Some parts of Shoe Lake Trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness hiking trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the wilderness hiking trail. Shoe Lake Trail is a very long way away from modern life, and it is a really wonderful hiking and backpacking trail. There are many great wilderness hiking trails in  
Washington; Shoe Lake Trail in Yakima County is one of them. Backcountry hiking here in the Northern Cascade Range is a really perfect way to spend quality time in the wilderness. Shoe Lake Trail sees pretty high levels of precipitation; the month with most of the snow is January; the driest month of the year is July. This wilderness hiking trail is a mid length wilderness hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a nice wilderness hiking trail for experienced trekkers in nice shape. The total elevation difference for Shoe Lake Trail is 3,194 feet, and that is higher than average. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. There are so many wilderness hiking trails in this vicinity.

Briefly about the general area:
Having a wonderful time in the Northern Cascade Range is uncomplicated. Knuppenburg Lake Campground is a good campground nearby; in case you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Summit Creek.
What a site this is for outdoors folks. White Pass Campground is a fine local campground; do explore Scatter Creek since you're here at Shoe Lake Trail. Hidden Spring is a gorgeous place to pop by while you're at Shoe Lake Trail, and unsurprisingly, A tour to Tieton Pass is always fun. Don't forget to take a tremendous little visit to Miriam Creek, and Devils Washbasin is a charming place any time of year.
You just can't picture the amount of outdoors exciting stuff the Northern Cascade Range has to offer. A pleasant journey to Tieton Meadows is a tremendous way to spend an afternoon, and Cispus River is a brilliant whitewater spot nearby.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.58, Longitude -121.3575
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Total in and out hiking length = 8.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 3.3 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 3194 feet


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 Trails Near Shoe Lake Trail:
North Fork Tieton Trail, Yakima County County , 0 miles away,  13.8 hiking miles, 2100 feet elevation difference
Tieton Meadows Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 3251 feet elevation difference
Dark Meadows Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away, 2.7 hiking miles, 619 feet elevation difference
Hogback Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away, 7.7 hiking miles, 2654 feet elevation difference
Cramer Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 869 feet elevation difference
Sand Lake Trail, Lewis County County , 5 miles away,  7 hiking miles, 1973 feet elevation difference
Clear Fork Trail, Lewis County County , 6 miles away,  18.2 hiking miles, 2000 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Shoe Lake Trail:
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 3 miles away
Knuppenburg Lake Campground, Lewis County, 4 miles away
Soda Springs Campground, Lewis County, 9 miles away
Grey Creek Campground, Yakima County, 11 miles away
Chambers Lake Campground, Lewis County, 12 miles away
 Whitewater Near Shoe Lake Trail:
Cispus River, Lewis County County , 11 miles away, Class V - 4 miles long (Goat Creek to FR 2160)
Summit Creek, Lewis County County , 12 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)
Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis County County , 13 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground)
Tieton River - South Fork, Yakima County County , 14 miles away, Class IV(V+) - 5.7 miles long (Grey Creek Campground to Rimrock Lake)
Ohanepecosh River, Lewis County County , 15 miles away, Class V - 4.7 miles long (Ohanepecosh Campground to La Wis Wis Campground)
 National Parks Near Shoe Lake Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 42 miles away
 Hotels Near Shoe Lake Trail:
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum , 40 miles away
Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit, Snoqualmie Pass , 40 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum , 42 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum , 42 miles away
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River , 42 miles away
 Lakes Near Shoe Lake Trail
Knuppenburg Lake, Lewis County , 4 miles away
Dog Lake, Yakima County , 4 miles away

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