This Weeks Hike

Difficulty: Easy        County: Skagit Distance: 2.1 to 4.0 miles

Northern State Recreation Area II This week’s trek is in the same area as last week’s — the Northern State Recreation Area. The NSRA includes hundreds of acres that were once the site of Northern State Hospital’s agriculture undertakings. There were poultry, pig and dairy farms. Hay and various fruits and vegetables were also harvested. … Full Story »

Past Hikes

If you don’t feel like attempting a steep downhill stretch — and that’s the first 0.8 of a mile from the visitors center — then avoid it. Take the first…

This trek is perfect for the damp, windy and wet days that are soon to be the norm.

Beachcombing is ideal when the weather is rough as flotsam and jetsam…

Learn all about the beach’s namesake, Joseph Hamel, by reading a plaque attached to a massive stump.

The sign reads: “Hamel served as a member…

This trail is a flat out-and-back route easily hiked by those of all abilities. The path is compacted gravel easily navigated by not only hikers, but wheelchairs,…

Illabot Creek Road is also Forest Road 16. However, there is no sign telling you this until about the 10-mile mark, where the road reaches a Y and Forest Road 16…

The Cascade Trail is a Rails-to-Trails project linking Sedro-Woolley and Concrete by way of the old Burlington Northern line. The gravel trail is about 22.5 miles…

This interpretive trail is a combination of asphalt and boardwalk. It is wheelchair accessible. The area was designated a National Recreational Trail in 1980. It…

Located in the valley between Mount Hermann and Table Mountain, the trail winds through meadows with undersized and very old mountain hemlock—the products of a…

Big trees, big ferns, big river, big streams, big valley, big lake and big views highlight this trail. After crossing the Baker River, head north along the Baker…

A trip around scenic Picture Lake makes for a great addition to any of the other hikes in the area.

The road around the lake is one way, so if you miss…

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