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

   
  As long as you like the great outdoors you will like Washington. West Fork Methow Trail is in a pretty isolated area, and it is a nice trail. Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and West Fork Methow Trail in Okanogan County, Washington is a nice pick. The total elevation difference for this great outdoors hiking trail is 1,890 feet which is an average number. West Fork Methow Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This backpacking and hiking trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes this
    wilderness trail fine for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Some parts of West Fork Methow Trail are much higher up than other parts of the
backpacking and hiking trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. When you're here in Washington backcountry trekking along one of its great outdoors hiking trails is so much fun. Backpacking here in the Northern Cascade Range is a wonderful way to explore these summits. For the period of the warm months here at West Fork Methow Trail, high temperatures generally get into the 80's, and the nighttime is somewhat chillier of course, regularly in the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's with  
winter lows in the 20's overnight here at West Fork Methow Trail. With its 14.4 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer hike. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry hike, 2 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. There are so many wilderness trails in this vicinity. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. There are numerous great outdoors hiking trails in Washington, and each one is different from the others. West Fork Methow Trail gets a normal amount of annual precipitation; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most snow, and July meanwhile is the driest month. This great outdoors hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out walk. Backpacking and hiking trails are delightful and plentiful in Washington; among these are West Fork Methow Trail in Okanogan County.

Briefly about the general area:
A quick trip to Arralde Creek in close proximity to West Fork Methow Trail is a glorious idea; a great place for whitewater paddling is Canyon Creek - Skagit Tributary. You just can't envision the amount of outdoors fun things the area close to West Fork Methow Trail has to offer. While you're here at West Fork Methow Trail it's a good idea to take a look at Ninetynine Basin.
That right there is plenty of exciting stuff already but it goes on, the Northern Cascade Range has it all. There's so much to do here at West Fork Methow Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Rattlesnake Campground is a perfect location for that, and you can run the rapids of Lost River. Deadhorse Point is rather right next door to West Fork Methow Trail. You'll need more than a day to explore everything West Fork Methow Trail has to offer, you can camp at Meadows Campground. If you're here at West Fork Methow Trail, you could stop at Rattlesnake Creek; Harts Pass is also a magnificent location to discover.

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:
Freestone Inn And Cabins, Mazama , 9 miles away
Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop , 28 miles away
Aspen Suites at The Icicle Village Resort, Leavenworth , 42 miles away
Adventure Inn, Leavenworth , 48 miles away
Bavarian Ritz Hotel, Leavenworth , 48 miles away
 Lakes Near West Fork Methow Trail
Lake Hazard, Okanogan County , 4 miles away
Cutthroat Lake, Okanogan County , 6 miles away

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