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| | Hiking in Washington is such a magnificent thing to do. Perfect wilderness trails in Washington are in abundance; one of them being South Fork Trail in Yakima County. It's a long journey from Ellensburg to South Fork Trail, but backcountry hiking it is always enjoyable. Each one of the many wilderness trails of Washington is well worth a trek. This is a two-ended trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry trek it just one way. Being 10 miles long; it's considered a longer hike. The total elevation difference for |
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this trail is 2,365 feet which is about average. South Fork Trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. The length of South Fork Trail is on the longer side having an average
| | number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors trail glorious for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. For the duration of the days of summer at South Fork Trail highs are regularly in the 70's, and through the night it cools down to the 40's. The winter brings highs down to the 30's while the cold winter nights at South Fork Trail are in the 20's. Put on your backcountry hiking shoes, and hit the great outdoors hiking trail, South Fork Trail in Yakima County, Washington is an outstanding spot for getting out. This is a long backpacking | |
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and hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. These wilderness hiking trails here in the Northern Cascade Range are a very perfect way to see these mountaintops. Backpacking here in
Washington is a great idea. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors trails in this region. A lot of precipitation falls at South Fork Trail; January is the wettest month with most rain; July meanwhile is the driest month. This hike shouldn't take more than 8.5 hours,
but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that.
Briefly about the general area:
A splendid site for whitewater paddling in close proximity to South Fork Trail is American River, and Timothy Meadow is a good spot to check out.
There's some flowing water nearby, Fawn Creek is a stream you can pop by while you're here, and South Fork Trail is pleasant enough to spend more than a day at, Hells Crossing Campground is a pleasant local campground.
So much fun stuff to do at South Fork Trail, so little
time. Alder Creek is near South Fork Trail and is always a joy to go to; a tour to Mathew Meadow revitalizes the soul. You just can't picture the amount of outdoors fun things the Northern Cascade Range has to offer. In case you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Bumping River, and a great spot to camp here at South Fork Trail is Pine Needle Campground.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 47.0355, Longitude -121.2924
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 47.0634, Longitude -121.2174
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5 miles
Total climbing distance = .1 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 10 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 10 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2365 feet
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19 miles away
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User input for South Fork Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington:
Outdoors Recreation Near Ellensburg, Washington
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near South Fork Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near South Fork Trail. |
| | Trails Near South Fork Trail:
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Middle Fork Trail, Yakima County
County
, 2 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 3118 feet elevation difference |
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Bear Creek Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 4 miles away, 2 hiking miles, 1374 feet elevation difference |
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Fifes Ridge Trail, Yakima County
County
, 4 miles away, 13 hiking miles, 4581 feet elevation difference |
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Granite Creek Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 4 miles away, 18 hiking miles, 1280 feet elevation difference |
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Mount Cliffty Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 5 miles away, 9.8 hiking miles, 3795 feet elevation difference |
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Big Creek Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 6 miles away, 8.1 hiking miles, 1866 feet elevation difference |
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Goat Creek Trail, Yakima County
County
, 6 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 3879 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near South Fork Trail:
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American River, Yakima County
County
, 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Hell's Crossing to American Forks) |
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Bumping River, Yakima County
County
, 6 miles away, Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River) |
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American River, -blank- County
County
, 7 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing) |
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Little Naches River, Yakima/Kittitas County
County
, 7 miles away, Class II-III+(IV) - 9.5 miles long (Matthew Creek to Little Naches Campground) |
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American River, Yakima County
County
, 9 miles away, Class II+ - 5 miles long (American Forks to Sawmill Flat) |
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| | Hotels Near South Fork Trail:
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Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
, 19 miles away |
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Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit, Snoqualmie Pass
, 20 miles away |
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Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum
, 22 miles away |
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Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum
, 22 miles away |
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Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie
, 45 miles away |
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22 miles away
