Washington hiking trails - Windy Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Okanogan County

   
  Outdoors people generally like this part of Washington. Here in Washington backpacking is something that is always fun to do. Windy Trail is very far from the least distant full-size settlement, and backpacking it is great amusement any time. Windy Trail is mostly a pretty dried up site; the wettest month of the year is mostly December, that's the one that snows the most while July is mostly the driest month. Windy Trail is a backpacking and hiking trail of delightful length having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a fine trail for experienced
    backcountry hikers in tremendous shape. The total elevation difference for this trail is 2,851 feet which is higher than average. There are so many trails in this region. There are many brilliant great outdoors hiking trails in Washington; Windy Trail in Okanogan County is one
of them. This is a long backpacking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. There are plenty of great outdoors hiking trails in Washington; each one of them is different from the others. Windy Trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. When was the last time you got out in the outdoors a bit? Windy Trail in Okanogan County, Washington is a tremendous spot for getting out. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. With its 18.4 miles of walking  
distance; it's a long great outdoors hiking trail. At parts of the year this neighborhood sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. The striking backpacking and hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these mountaintops. Different parts of Windy Trail are at very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Summer brings highs in the 80's to Windy Trail. Summer nighttime lows descend down to the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 20's, and through the dark hours in the wintertime at Windy Trail temperatures descend to the 10's. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry walk, 3 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need.

Briefly about the general area:
Nearby Horseshoe Pass is a glorious spot to go if you're at Windy Trail; do stop by Sunny Creek since you're here at Windy Trail. You'll beyond doubt wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the amusing things in the Northern Cascade Range.
That right there is plenty of enjoyable stuff already but it goes on, the Northern Cascade Range has it all. Pick Pocket is a pretty spot any time of year; do put some time aside to spend at Chewack Falls while you're here at Windy Trail. Windy Trail beyond doubt is in the middle of a scenic outdoors paradise. Places like Horsehoe Basin are nice to go to; swing by Wildhorse Creek it's a good spot to stop by. Soar down the rapids of Chewuch River in a kayak, and camping is available at Iron Gate Campground.
Paddling on Chewuch River is so much fun, and a pleasant site to camp here at Windy Trail is Long Swamp Campground.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 48.8549, Longitude -119.9442
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 48.9351, Longitude -120.0006
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 9 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 18.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 18.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Total elevation difference: 2851 feet


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 Trails Near Windy Trail:
Clutch Trail, Okanogan County County , 2 miles away,  8 hiking miles, 2056 feet elevation difference
Long Draw Trail, Okanogan County County , 4 miles away,  17.2 hiking miles, 1247 feet elevation difference
Thirtymile Trail, Okanogan County County , 4 miles away, 5.8 hiking miles, 1430 feet elevation difference
Deer Park Trail, Okanogan County County , 5 miles away,  5.2 hiking miles, 605 feet elevation difference
Albert Camp Trail, Okanogan County County , 6 miles away,  15.2 hiking miles, 3696 feet elevation difference
North Fork Toats Creek Trail, Okanogan County County , 7 miles away, 5.4 hiking miles, 1728 feet elevation difference
Smarty Creek Trail, Okanogan County County , 7 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 1684 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Windy Trail:
Long Swamp Campground, Okanogan County, 2 miles away
Iron Gate Campground, Okanogan County, 4 miles away
Thirtymile Campground, Okanogan County, 5 miles away
Daisy Campground, Okanogan County, 7 miles away
Tiffany Spring Campground, Okanogan County, 9 miles away
 Whitewater Near Windy Trail:
Chewuch River, Okanogan County County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Andrews Camp to Camp Four)
Chewuch River, Okanogan County County , 17 miles away, Class III - 13 miles long (Camp Four to Five Mile Bridge)
Chewuch River, Okanogan County County , 23 miles away, Class II+(IV) - 8 miles long (Five Mile Bridge to Winthrop)
Twisp River, Okanogan County County , 31 miles away, Class III - 10 miles long (Buttermilk Creek to town of Twisp)
Methow River, Okanogan County County , 33 miles away, Class II(III) - 54 miles long (River Bend Campground to Carlton)
 Hotels Near Windy Trail:
Rodeway Inn & Suites, Omak , 37 miles away
Best Western Peppertree Omak Inn, Omak , 38 miles away
Best Western Lakeside Lodge & Suites, Chelan , 49 miles away

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