This Weeks Hike
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Difficulty: Easy County: Skagit
Distance: 1.0 to 2.0 miles |
Fern Creek TrailThis trail is in Rockport State Park. To reach the trailhead, walk to the main entrance of the campground and skirt around the barricades.The campground is currently closed. However, the roads and trails are not. The reason is the state has deemed the area too dangerous to occupy for extended periods because of the trees threatening to… |
Past Hikes
Skagit River Loop Trail
Difficulty: Easy County: Skagit Distance: 2.1 to 4.0 miles
Rasar State Park is along the north shore of the Skagit River.
After pulling into the park, follow the signs to the day-use area and park there. The…
West Loop Interpretive Trail
Difficulty: Easy County: Skagit Distance: 1.0 to 2.0 miles
Park in the day-use lot. The campground is closed to camping.
The trail meets the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It is wheelchair,…
Jakle’s Lagoon / Griffin Bay
Difficulty: Easy County: Island Distance: 2.1 to 4.0 miles
Make sure to pick up a map from the box at the trailhead. Not only will this keep you heading in the right direction, but there are numbered posts along the trail…
Twin Barns Loop Trail
Difficulty: Easy County: Thurston Distance: 1.0 to 2.0 miles
If you go: The Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is located where the freshwater of the Nisqually River meets the saltwater of south Puget Sound to create…
Gorge Overlook Trail
Difficulty: Easy County: Skagit Distance: Less than 1 mile
Destination: Loop trail
Elevation gain: None
Getting there: Highway 20 to 3.5 miles east of Newhalem (milepost 123.4). The parking area,…
Port of Skagit County Trail
Difficulty: Easy County: Skagit Distance: 4.1 to 6.0 miles
Maps of the trails that snake through the area are available at the Josh Wilson Road parking lot. Or pick up a copy of the Skagit County Walking & Trail Guide at…
Cedar Falls
Difficulty: Easy County: Okanogan Distance: 2.1 to 4.0 miles
Cedar Falls is a two-tiered cascade that currently is raging as snowmelt rolls off surrounding peaks.
At this time, there is also an abundance of blooming…
Sares Head
Difficulty: Easy County: Skagit Distance: 1.0 to 2.0 miles
This trail is in Sharpe Park/Montgomery-Duban Headlands. There are 110 acres of forest and about a mile of shoreline.
Even on the worst of days, this…
Upper Loop/Bluff Trail
Difficulty: Easy County: Skagit Distance: 1.0 to 2.0 miles
Destination: Loop trail
Elevation gain: Minimal
Getting there: Highway 20 westbound to just before the Deception Pass…
Interurban Trail
Difficulty: Moderate County: Whatcom Distance: 6.1 plus miles
This is a hike for just about anyone. The path is wide and more often than not gravel or packed hardpan.
Before we get too far along, a quick history…
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