Washington hiking trails - Skyline Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Pierce County

   
  Outdoors folks generally like this part of Washington. Every great outdoors trail in Washington has something unique to offer. There are great outdoors trails all over Washington; Skyline Trail in Pierce County is one of them. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 5.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. During the warm days of summer at Skyline Trail temperatures are frequently in the 70's, and through the night it cools down to the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's with
    winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Skyline Trail. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. The total elevation difference for Skyline Trail is 1,839 feet, and that is about average. Skyline Trail is a one trailhead great outdoors hiking trail, so you'll be
trekking it in and back out. Now this wilderness hiking trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. With its 6.2 miles of walking distance it's a mid length backcountry walk. Some parts of this backcountry trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry trail, and that means that some parts of the backcountry trail could be very different from other parts of it. Skyline Trail being so far away from the closest city, backpacking it is always fun. Hitting the hiking trails is always an exciting thing to do, and if you  
happen to be in Pierce County of Washington, Skyline Trail is a magnificent local hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. A large amount of precipitation falls at Skyline Trail; most of the rain falls all through November, and July is when it's the driest. Here in the brilliant state of Washington backcountry hiking is always an enjoyable thing to do. The gorgeous hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a really brilliant way to spend quality time in the outdoors. There are not too many hiking trails in this region. This hiking trail is a normal length hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough hiking trail for advanced backcountry walkers looking for a magnificent challenge.

Briefly about the general area:
Sunbeam Falls is an inspiring place to stop at while you're here, and some close by water includes Edith Creek. Be careful coming to the Northern Cascade Range, you might not ever wanna return back home again. If you came for an overnight stay Longmire Campground is a great place to camp, and a short spree to Sluiskin Falls is always worthwhile.
You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors exciting stuff the area close to Skyline Trail has to offer. Camping is available at Cougar Rock Campground, and Paradise Park is a wonderful location. You might want to pay a visit to Paradise Valley while you're here at Skyline Trail; there are some delightful whitewater spots on Skate Creek. Yeah, come up here to the Northern Cascade Range for a nice time. If you come at the right time of year, Butter Creek offers some delightful whitewater; getting to Pebble Creek from Skyline Trail is trouble-free.
Everybody loves Nisqually Cirque; Mount Rainier National Park is a magnificent local destination.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.7872, Longitude -121.734
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Total in and out hiking length = 6.2 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.7 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1839 feet


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 Trails Near Skyline Trail:
Moraine Trail, Pierce County County , 1 miles away,  2.4 hiking miles, 452 feet elevation difference
Northern Loop Trail, Pierce County County , 7 miles away,  32.2 hiking miles, 4766 feet elevation difference
Tatoosh Trail, Lewis County County , 7 miles away,  16.4 hiking miles, 5829 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Skyline Trail:
Cougar Rock Campground, Pierce County, 5 miles away
Longmire Campground, Lewis County, 7 miles away
White River Campground, Pierce County, 8 miles away
Packwood RV Park and Campground, Packwood, 10 miles away
River Bar Campground, Lewis County, 11 miles away
 Whitewater Near Skyline Trail:
Butter Creek, Lewis County County , 6 miles away, Class III - 2.5 miles long (along FR 5270)
Skate Creek, Lewis County County , 6 miles away, Class III+ - 3.1 miles long (Johnson Creek to Craig Road)
Cowlitz River - Muddy Fork, Lewis County County , 9 miles away, Class V - 5 miles long (to Cowlitz River)
Cowlitz River, Lewis County County , 9 miles away, Class II - 7.6 miles long (La Wis Wis Campground to Packwood)
Ohanepecosh River, Lewis County County , 11 miles away, Class V - 4.7 miles long (Ohanepecosh Campground to La Wis Wis Campground)
 National Parks Near Skyline Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 18 miles away
 Hotels Near Skyline Trail:
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw , 25 miles away
Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley , 28 miles away
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie , 35 miles away
Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit, Snoqualmie Pass , 37 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites SUMNER, Sumner , 42 miles away
 Lakes Near Skyline Trail
Reflection Lakes, Lewis County , 1 miles away
Frog Heaven, Lewis County , 2 miles away

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