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| | Every single Washington hiking trail is picturesque in its own way. Hiking in Washington is always an exciting thing to do. Silver Creek Trail is a great outdoors hiking trail rather far from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, but what a tremendous site for backcountry backpacking it is. Being 9.4 miles long; it's a long backpacking and hiking trail. This is just one of a large number of backcountry hiking trails in this neighborhood. We all need to get out in the fresh air once in a while, and Silver Creek Trail in Lewis County, Washington is just what you need. |
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If you are in Washington during backcountry hiking season you have to go backcountry hiking. This is a long wilderness hiking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. The charming trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a really nice way to spend quality time in the fresh
| | air. You should count on this backcountry hike taking about 8.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. You spend the whole backcountry hike in roughly the same elevation zone, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry hike. Summertime highs at Silver Creek Trail usually tend to be in the 70's, and during the night it cools down to the 50's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 40's; overnight lows at Silver Creek Trail during the wintertime typically drop into the 30's. | |
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The length of this trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a glorious backcountry hiking trail for experienced hikers in pleasant shape. There are so many great hiking trails for backcountry hiking in Washington, and one of these is Silver
Creek Trail in Lewis County. This wilderness trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Silver Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 718 feet which is lower than average. Please follow
all local rules about fires and camping. Silver Creek Trail typically gets a lot of precipitation; November is when you get the most rain here; July is when it's the driest.
Briefly about the general area:
So many exciting things near Silver Creek Trail, just phenomenal.
Mount Rainier National Park is a very glorious place to pop by in the neighborhood of Silver Creek Trail. If you come to this river you will have a good time for sure. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Silver Creek, and camping at Longmire
Campground is always a wonderful experience.
So much enjoyable stuff to do here in the Northern Cascade Range, too good to be true. Horse Creek flows through this vicinity, and Silver Creek Trail is magnificent enough to spend more than a day at, High Rock Campground is a
magnificent local campground. You might want to pay a visit to Cougar Gap while you're here at Silver Creek Trail, and get your heart beating on the splendid whitewater of Skate Creek. Kautz Creek is a stream that you may bump into while here, and do set aside some time for Bear Prairie since you're here at Silver Creek Trail.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 46.6686, Longitude -121.834
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 46.6665, Longitude -121.8908
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 718 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington, the metro area neareast to Silver Creek Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Silver Creek Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Lewis County, Washington
Local climate location: BUCKLEY 22 miles away
     
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| These outdoors activities are available near Silver Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Silver Creek Trail:
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Big Creek Trail, Lewis County
County
, 4 miles away, 5 hiking miles, 1356 feet elevation difference |
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Purcell Mountain Trail, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, 8.5 hiking miles, 5050 feet elevation difference |
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Willame Trail, Lewis County
County
, 6 miles away, 3.5 hiking miles, 921 feet elevation difference |
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Davis Mountain Trail, Lewis County
County
, 7 miles away, 6.7 hiking miles, 3121 feet elevation difference |
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Osborne Mountain Trail, Lewis County
County
, 7 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 3193 feet elevation difference |
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Pompey Peak Trail, Lewis County
County
, 9 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 3836 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Silver Creek Trail:
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Silver Creek, Lewis County
County
, 6 miles away, Class V - 4.5 miles long (Lynx Creek to Mary Kiona Park) |
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Skate Creek, Lewis County
County
, 8 miles away, Class III+ - 3.1 miles long (Johnson Creek to Craig Road) |
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Butter Creek, Lewis County
County
, 12 miles away, Class III - 2.5 miles long (along FR 5270) |
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Cispus River, Lewis County
County
, 12 miles away, Class III - 20.2 miles long (Road 28 Bridge to Scanewa Reservoir) |
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Yellowjacket Creek, Skamania/Lewis County
County
, 12 miles away, Class IV - 5.2 miles long (Veta Creek to Cispus River confluence) |
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| | Hotels Near Silver Creek Trail:
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Alexander's Country Inn, Ashford
, 7 miles away |
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Randle Motel, Randle
, 9 miles away |
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National Park Inn, Ashford
, 9 miles away |
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Paradise Inn, Ashford
, 9 miles away |
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Woodland Motel, Randle
, 10 miles away |
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