Washington hiking trails - South Fork Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Okanogan County

   
  Washington has plenty of good hiking trails, and South Fork Trail is one of them, and it's in Okanogan County. A lengthy trip divides Wenatchee from South Fork Trail, but trekking it is good enjoyment any time. In Washington you never run out of outdoors fun. South Fork Trail is 6 miles long it's an average length great outdoors trail. The backpacking and hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these summits. Here in Washington hiking is always an amusing thing to do. You should count on this walk taking about 5 hours,
    but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. You spend the whole hike in roughly the same elevation zone, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your hike. This is just one of a large number of wilderness hiking
trails in this neighborhood. Every hiking trail in Washington has something unique to offer. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. South Fork Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,150 feet, and that is about average. Summer at South Fork Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 80's while night lows are usually in the 40's. Through the winter highs are usually in the 20's while the cold winter nights at South Fork Trail are in the 10's. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, South Fork Trail  
in Okanogan County, Washington is the outdoors at its best. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. South Fork Trail is a one trailhead trail, so you're looking at an in and out trek. South Fork Trail is pretty dry commonly; the wettest month of the year is commonly December, that's the one that snows the most, and the driest of the months is July. South Fork Trail is not that long but it's always fine to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. This backpacking and hiking trail is a mid length backpacking and hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this wilderness hiking trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure.

Briefly about the general area:
And if that's not sufficient there's heaps more entertaining stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. If you came for an overnight stay Derry's Resort-pearrygin Lake is a perfect place to camp, and since you're here why not visit Baldy Pass. Why not camp at Tiffany Spring Campground if you're here at South Fork Trail, and soar down the rapids of Chewuch River in a kayak.
Baldy Creek is a nice site to check out, and do set aside some time for Beaver Meadow while you're here at South Fork Trail. Take a side visit to Bernhardt Creek.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.5788, Longitude -120.0011
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Total in and out hiking length = 6 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.3 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1150 feet


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 Trails Near South Fork Trail:
Cathedral Driveway, Okanogan County County , 0 miles away,  9.6 hiking miles, 1569 feet elevation difference
Pearrygin Trail, Okanogan County County , 1 miles away,  3 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference
Bluff Lake Trail, Lewis County County , 4 miles away,  19 hiking miles, 3531 feet elevation difference
Bernhardt Trail, Okanogan County County , 4 miles away,  4 hiking miles, 1705 feet elevation difference
North Summit Trail, Okanogan County County , 5 miles away,  7.6 hiking miles, 1529 feet elevation difference
Shrew Creek Trail, Okanogan County County , 5 miles away, 3.9 hiking miles, 2639 feet elevation difference
Pretty Bird Trail, Okanogan County County , 6 miles away, 0.8 hiking miles, 342 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near South Fork Trail:
Tiffany Spring Campground, Okanogan County, 6 miles away
Derry's Resort-pearrygin Lake, Winthrop, 9 miles away
Loup Loup Campground, Okanogan County, 10 miles away
Salmon Meadows Campground, Okanogan County, 10 miles away
Davis Lake Campground, Winthrop, 11 miles away
 Whitewater Near South Fork Trail:
Chewuch River, Okanogan County County , 12 miles away, Class III - 13 miles long (Camp Four to Five Mile Bridge)
Chewuch River, Okanogan County County , 13 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Andrews Camp to Camp Four)
Chewuch River, Okanogan County County , 14 miles away, Class II+(IV) - 8 miles long (Five Mile Bridge to Winthrop)
 Hotels Near South Fork Trail:
Americas Best Value Inn, Winthrop , 14 miles away
Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop , 19 miles away
Rodeway Inn & Suites, Omak , 32 miles away
Best Western Peppertree Inn at Omak, Omak , 33 miles away
Best Western Lakeside Lodge & Suites, Chelan , 34 miles away

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