Washington hiking trails - West Fork Methow Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Okanogan County

   
  You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and West Fork Methow Trail in Okanogan County, Washington is a really pleasant site to spend some time. Here in the glorious state of Washington hiking is so much fun. Because West Fork Methow Trail is very distant from society, hiking trails like these are pleasant. The length of this great outdoors hiking trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a tremendous hiking trail for experienced hikers in great shape. The wonderful great
    outdoors hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a very nice way to see these highlands. The total elevation difference for West Fork Methow Trail is 1,890 feet which is an average number. West Fork Methow Trail is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. With
its 14.4 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer backcountry trek. Great great outdoors hiking trails in Washington are in abundance, and among these are West Fork Methow Trail in Okanogan County. This wilderness trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the wilderness trail. This is just one of a large number of hiking trails in this area. West Fork Methow Trail gets a normal amount of rain; during December this area sees the most snow, and  
July is when it's the driest. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Outdoors people generally like this part of Washington. There is only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to walk it normally. Now, this is roughly a 2-day walk, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. There are numerous great outdoors hiking trails in Washington, and each one is beautiful in its own way. Through the summer, highs generally are in the 80's at West Fork Methow Trail. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 50's. Throughout the winter this location gets highs in the 30's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at West Fork Methow Trail.

Briefly about the general area:
West Fork Methow Trail is delightful enough to spend more than a day at, Rattlesnake Campground is a delightful local campground, and unsurprisingly Rattlesnake Creek flows through this vicinity. Be careful coming to the Northern Cascade Range, you might not ever want to return home again. If you came to camp Meadows Campground is a fine place to do that, and nearby you hit upon Harts Pass which is a fine location to have a look at.
You assume that's enough? Just getting warmed up. You can run the rapids of Lost River right next door to West Fork Methow Trail. Ninetynine Basin is a splendid site here at West Fork Methow Trail, and don't forget to take a look at Deadhorse Point while you're here. A fine place for whitewater paddling near West Fork Methow Trail is Canyon Creek - Skagit Tributary; let's not forget Arralde Creek which is a stream that you may bump into while here.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.6479, Longitude -120.5673
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Total in and out hiking length = 14.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 5.8 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 8 hours

Total elevation difference: 1890 feet


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 Trails Near West Fork Methow Trail:
Driveway Butte Trail, Okanogan County County , 8 miles away,  9.4 hiking miles, 3442 feet elevation difference
Monument Creek Trail, Okanogan County County , 10 miles away,  29.8 hiking miles, 4673 feet elevation difference
Rainbow Lake Trail, Chelan County County , 13 miles away,  24.8 hiking miles, 6260 feet elevation difference
Mill Creek Trail, Whatcom County County , 14 miles away,  29.4 hiking miles, 5463 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near West Fork Methow Trail:
Meadows Campground, Okanogan County, 4 miles away
Rattlesnake Campground, Okanogan County, 5 miles away
Rivers Bend Campground, Okanogan County, 6 miles away
Ballard Campground, Okanogan County, 6 miles away
Klipchuck Campground, Okanogan County, 9 miles away
 Whitewater Near West Fork Methow Trail:
Lost River, Okanogan County County , 14 miles away, Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Drake Creek to Methow River confluence)
Canyon Creek - Skagit Tributary, Whatcom County County , 16 miles away, Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Slate Creek to Granite Creek)
Stehekin River, Chelan County County , 16 miles away, Class II(IV) - 10 miles long (Agnes Creek to Lake Chelan)
Granite Creek, Skagit/whatcom County County , 16 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 4.6 miles long (Highway 20 to Beebe Creek)
Granite Creek, Whatcom County County , 21 miles away, Class IV - 5 miles long (Beebe Creek to Panther Creek)
 Hotels Near West Fork Methow Trail:
Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop , 28 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn-Winthrop, Winthrop , 33 miles away
Adventure Inn, Leavenworth , 48 miles away
Bavarian Ritz, Leavenworth , 48 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn - Leavenworth, Leavenworth , 48 miles away

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