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

   
  If you are in Washington during hiking season you have to go hiking. There are plenty of great outdoors hiking trails in Washington; each one of them has its own unique loveliness. Because Sulphur Mountain Way is very secluded from society, when you spend some time backcountry hiking here you will feel like a whole new person. Being 3.8 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry hike. Backcountry trekking here in Washington is an outstanding idea. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. The total elevation difference
    for this backpacking trail is 4,270 feet which is higher than average. Backcountry trails are nice and plentiful in Washington; one of them being Sulphur Mountain Way in Snohomish County. Sulphur Mountain Way sees pretty high levels of rain; December is when you get the most rain
here while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Even though this is not a very long great outdoors trail it's always great to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Gotta get out of the settlement man, and Sulphur Mountain Way in Snohomish County, Washington is the fresh air at its best. This backcountry hiking trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the backcountry hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. This backpacking and hiking trail is a very  
short backpacking and hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a tremendous backcountry hiking trail for the average person looking for a tremendous adventure. The number of backcountry hiking trails in this vicinity is not very high. The backpacking and hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a magnificent way to explore these mountains. The time needed for this backcountry trek is roughly 3.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. The warmest time of the year at Sulphur Mountain Way arrives with high temperatures in the 70's; the nighttime is somewhat cooler of course, ordinarily in the 50's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 30's while Sulphur Mountain Way nighttime low temperatures during the winter are in the 30's. This backpacking trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out walk.

Briefly about the general area:
You just can't envision the amount of outdoors amusing stuff the Northern Cascade Range has to offer. Downey Creek Campground is a good local campground, and since you're here, you could have a look at Sulphur Creek. Downey Creek is a good whitewater spot next to Sulphur Mountain Way; why not go to nearby Milk Creek if you're here at Sulphur Mountain Way.
If you came for an overnight stay Sulphur Creek Campground is a perfect spot to camp, and a short trip to Sulphur Hot Springs is always worthwhile.

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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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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