Washington hiking trails - Sulphur Mountain Way, Northern Cascade Range, Snohomish County

   
  Washington has so much to offer nature lovers. If you happen to be in Washington, why not go backpacking, it is a perfect way to spend some time. Washington has plenty of great backpacking and hiking trails; among these are Sulphur Mountain Way in Snohomish County. With its 3.8 miles of walking distance it's shorter than many hiking trails. Sulphur Mountain Way is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a fine backpacking trail for the average person looking for a fine adventure. Throughout the warm months at Sulphur
    Mountain Way highs are regularly in the 70's. Summer overnight lows fall down to the 50's. Daytime highs through the wintertime are in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Sulphur Mountain Way are in the 30's. The time needed for this trek is roughly 3.5 hours, but of course
some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Even though this is not a very long wilderness hiking trail it's always great to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. This hiking trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking trail. Sulphur Mountain Way is a wet spot that gets a good deal of precipitation; December is the wettest month with most rain, and July is when it's the driest. And keep in mind that there could  
be temporary safety restrictions in location. Finally, backcountry backpacking time is here again, and Sulphur Mountain Way in Snohomish County, Washington is a glorious site to go. Hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a glorious way to explore these peaks. Sulphur Mountain Way is a one trailhead great outdoors hiking trail, so you'll be backcountry trekking it in and back out. Because Sulphur Mountain Way is very distant from civilization, many folks like to backcountry walk here to be in close proximity to the great outdoors. Sulphur Mountain Way has a total elevation difference of 4,270 feet, and that is higher than average. Each one of the many backpacking and hiking trails of Washington has its own unique splendor. The number of backpacking trails in this region is not very high.

Briefly about the general area:
Sulphur Hot Springs is a gorgeous place to visit while you're at Sulphur Mountain Way, and a pleasant place for whitewater paddling is Downey Creek.
But wait, there's more entertaining stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Milk Creek is a stream that you may stumble upon while here; a brilliant site to camp here at Sulphur Mountain Way is Sulphur Creek Campground. There's some flowing water close by, Sulphur Creek is a stream you can have a look at while you're here; why not camp at Downey Creek Campground while you're here at Sulphur Mountain Way.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.2435, Longitude -121.187
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Total in and out hiking length = 3.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Total elevation difference: 4270 feet


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 Camp Grounds Near Sulphur Mountain Way:
Sulphur Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 2 miles away
Downey Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 4 miles away
Owl Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 8 miles away
Mineral Park Campground, Skagit County, 10 miles away
East Side Buck Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 11 miles away
 Whitewater Near Sulphur Mountain Way:
Downey Creek, Snohomish County County , 4 miles away, Class III-IV - 1 miles long (Downey Creek trail to Suiattle River)
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