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

   
  In Washington you never run out of outdoors fun. Washington has plenty of splendid backpacking and hiking trails; Sulphur Mountain Way in Snohomish County is one of them. Going for a backcountry walk here in Washington is something that is always fun to do. This hiking trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to hike it normally. The total elevation difference for Sulphur Mountain Way is 4,270 feet, and that is higher than average. Wilderness trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a perfect way to explore these summits.
    This backpacking and hiking trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Being 3.8 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry walk. Because Sulphur Mountain Way is very isolated from society, when you spend some time
hiking here you will feel like a whole new person. Different parts of this wilderness hiking trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Every single Washington backpacking and hiking trail is different from the others. When was the last time you got out in the fresh air a bit? Sulphur Mountain Way in Snohomish County, Washington is such a perfect spot. There are not too many great outdoors trails in this vicinity. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 3.5 hours, but  
you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Summer at Sulphur Mountain Way arrives with high temperatures in the 70's. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 50's. Through the wintertime highs are mostly in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Sulphur Mountain Way. Sulphur Mountain Way is a very short hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors trail magnificent for the average backcountry trekker looking for an amusing adventure. All the water falling down from the sky makes Sulphur Mountain Way a wet site; December is when you get the most rain here, and July on the other hand is the driest. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site.

Briefly about the general area:
Camping is available at Downey Creek Campground, and why not go to close by Sulphur Creek while you're here at Sulphur Mountain Way.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Cascade Range. A splendid place to camp here at Sulphur Mountain Way is Sulphur Creek Campground; don't forget to take a great little journey to Milk Creek. Sulphur Hot Springs is a gorgeous place to pop by while you're at Sulphur Mountain Way, and get soaked paddling on Downey Creek.

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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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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