2017 Hiking Guide

Hike Dist. Roundtrip Difficulty Elevation Gain Season 1 Similkameen River Trail 4 miles * 118 ft., 1036 ft. highpoint All Year 2 Sinlahekin & Blue Lake Natural Area 8 miles of trails ** 200 ft., 1800 ft. hightpoint Spring, Summer, Fall 3 Whistler Canyon Trail Head 24 miles of trails *** 3281 ft., 4265 ft. highpoint Spring, Summer, Fall 4 Carter Mountain 6 miles ** 503 ft., 1546 ft. highpoint Spring, Summer, Fall 5 Island Park Trail 3 miles of trails * 0 ft. All Year 6 Salmon Meadows 5.7 miles of trails ** 800 ft. to 1125 ft. Spring, Summer, Fall 7 Tiffany Mountain 6 miles *** 1740 ft., 8242 ft. highpoint Summer 8 Alta Lake State Park 2 miles * 0 ft. Spring, Summer, Fall 9 Bridgeport State Park 4 miles of trails * 0 ft. Spring, Summer, Fall 10 Candy Point Trail 2.25 miles 700 ft. Spring, Summer, Fall 11 Goat Peak Lookout 4.2 miles *** 1480 ft. Summer 12 Lookout Mountain Trail 3 miles ** 1200 ft. Summer 13 Patterson Mountain 4.2 miles ** 1070 ft. Summer 14 Pipestone Canyon 9 miles *** 700 ft. Spring, Summer, Fall 15 Rainy Lake 2 miles * 70 ft. Spring, Summer, Fall 16 Twisp Ponds Discovery Walk 1 mile * 0 ft. Spring, Summer, Fall The hikes listed below are not intended to serve as a “best of” list. That would take volumes of trail descriptions; instead, the intention is to provide a region-by-region introduction to the wide variety of trails available throughout county. As you read through the list, note that we have tried to fairly evaluate the level of challenge (very easy to very difficult) presented by each hike and to provide generalized directions and local information. Hikes at a Glance