This Weeks Hike
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Difficulty: Easy County: Skagit
Distance: 2.1 to 4.0 miles |
Skagit River Loop TrailRasar 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 day-use area has restrooms and a playground. The 168-acre park offers camping, picnicking, hiking, bird watching and fishing. Trails offer hikers the opportunity to meander through… |
Past Hikes
Jetty Island
Difficulty: Easy County: Snohomish Distance: 1.0 to 2.0 miles
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Juanita Bay Park
Difficulty: Easy County: King Distance: 1.0 to 2.0 miles
This trek is definitely family friendly. The entire route is upon either boardwalk or pavement.
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Greenbank Farm
Difficulty: Easy County: Island Distance: 1.0 to 2.0 miles
There is a lot of history in the fields and buildings throughout the Greenbank area.
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Snoqualmie Falls
Difficulty: Easy County: King Distance: 1.0 to 2.0 miles
If you really want to see the falls in all their glory, schedule the hike for a rainy day, just after a major rainfall, or like now, when snow-melt is making its…
Pass Lake
Difficulty: Easy County: Skagit Distance: 4.1 to 6.0 miles
The loop portion of this trail was completed in June. The loop is about 21⁄2 miles. One can add about three miles by hiking to the end of a portion of the original…
Lime Kiln Trail
Difficulty: Moderate County: Island Distance: 6.1 plus miles
Hiking this trail is akin to hiking through a history book. Each step turns another page.
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Hoypus Hill
Difficulty: Easy County: Skagit Distance: 2.1 to 4.0 miles
Don’t worry about the barking dogs at the house near the trailhead. Their bark is worse than their bite. After making it past the dogs, hit the trail. One can…
Primrose Trail
Difficulty: Moderate County: King Distance: 4.1 to 6.0 miles
It’s hard to believe this historic wildland is surrounded by suburbia. This area was once ruled by coal and the miners who extracted it.
The area…
Little Mountain
Difficulty: Moderate County: Skagit Distance: 2.1 to 4.0 miles
Little Mountain boasts some steep elevation gains.
As soon as you step out of the rig, up you go.
The trail this time of the year is muddy,…
Fragrance Lake
Difficulty: Moderate County: Whatcom Distance: 6.1 plus miles
There are two trailheads that offer distinctive types of trails to reach Fragrance Lake. Hiking from the parking lot for Clayton Beach, the trek is on an abandoned…
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