Washington hiking trails - Twin Sisters Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County

   
  In Washington you never run out of outdoors fun. If you happen to be in Washington, why not go trekking, it is so much fun. There are great outdoors trails all over Washington; one of them being Twin Sisters Trail in Yakima County. The total elevation difference for Twin Sisters Trail is 1,307 feet which is about average. The hiking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry trek. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while,
    and Twin Sisters Trail in Yakima County, Washington is such a tremendous location. Twin Sisters Trail mostly gets a good deal of rain; January is the month that gets the most snow, and July is the month with the least moisture. For the duration of the summertime months at Twin
Sisters Trail temperatures are commonly in the 60's. Summer overnight lows dip down to the 40's. Highs during the wintertime are mostly in the 30's, and during the dark hours in the wintertime at Twin Sisters Trail temperatures dip to the 10's. Every Washington great outdoors trail is picturesque in its own way. This is a one trailhead wilderness hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out walk. You should count on this walk taking about 6.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This great outdoors  
hiking trail is a normal length great outdoors hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this hiking trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Being 7.4 miles long it's an average length hiking trail. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. There are so many hiking trails in this vicinity. The pretty great outdoors hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a very nice way to see these mountaintops. This is a long hiking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Many miles from the closest urban center you have Twin Sisters Trail, and if you're looking for a tremendous location to go trekking, this is a tremendous pick.

Briefly about the general area:
Stay the night at White Pass Campground, and get your heart pumping on the good whitewater of Summit Creek. Red Rock Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth taking a look at; let's not forget Sheller Creek which is a stream that you may stumble upon during your stay.
All the outdoors fun things in close proximity to Twin Sisters Trail will keep you coming back over and over. Just can't get enough of the Northern Cascade Range. If you feel like a little side trip, try Mosquito Valley, and there's whitewater on American River for all you adrenaline junkies. Blankenship Meadows is a brilliant place to check out. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Twin Sisters Trail has to offer, you can camp at Knuppenburg Lake Campground.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.76, Longitude -121.35
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Total in and out hiking length = 7.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.7 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Total elevation difference: 1307 feet


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 Trails Near Twin Sisters Trail:
Jug Lake Trail, Lewis County County , 1 miles away,  13.4 hiking miles, 1307 feet elevation difference
Indian Creek Trail, Lewis County County , 2 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 1528 feet elevation difference
Blankenship Meadows Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 1367 feet elevation difference
Bumping Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away,  18.2 hiking miles, 792 feet elevation difference
Cramer Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 869 feet elevation difference
Cowlitz Trail, Lewis County County , 4 miles away,  10.6 hiking miles, 2199 feet elevation difference
Sand Ridge Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away, 10 hiking miles, 2174 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Twin Sisters Trail:
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 5 miles away
Knuppenburg Lake Campground, Lewis County, 6 miles away
Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan, 7 miles away
Soda Springs Campground, Lewis County, 7 miles away
Boat Landing Campground, Yakima County, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Twin Sisters Trail:
American River, -blank- County County , 10 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)
Summit Creek, Lewis County County , 11 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)
Chinook Creek, Pierce County County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Deer Creek to Cedar Flats)
Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis County County , 12 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground)
Bumping River, Yakima County County , 14 miles away, Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River)
 National Parks Near Twin Sisters Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 42 miles away
 Hotels Near Twin Sisters Trail:
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum , 34 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum , 36 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum , 36 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw , 46 miles away
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie , 48 miles away
 Lakes Near Twin Sisters Trail
Twin Sisters Lakes, Lewis County , 0 miles away
Henry Lake, Lewis County , 1 miles away

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