How many mountain hikes are there in Washington?

Our directory currently lists 144 matching routes in Washington, each with distance, elevation gain and a mapped route line drawn from OpenStreetMap data.

What is the average length of these trails?

The average is 9.9 km with roughly 232 m (761 ft) of climbing. The longest on this list is 132 km.

Which is the best one to start with?

Colonel Bob Trail #851 ranks highest here on our popularity score, which weighs route quality, scenery and how well documented it is.

Are these routes suitable for beginners?

69 of them are rated easy, meaning modest distance and limited climbing. Use the difficulty filter to see only those.

Best Mountain Hikes in Washington

There are 144 hikes in Washington in our database that fit. They average 9.9 km and 232 m (761 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 132 km.

That is 21 percent of the 692 routes we map in Washington.

Mountain routes trade effort for scale. Expect sustained climbing, quick weather changes and views that make the numbers worth it. The mix is broad: 69 are rated easy and 21 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Easy

Cloudy Pass Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 3.1 km
Elevation gain: 69 m
Typical duration: 46 min

Waterfall
Lake
River

Moderate

Colonel Bob Trail #851

Washington · United States

Distance: 10.6 km
Elevation gain: 233 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 34 min

Lake
Mountain
Summit push

Easy

North Fork Prince Creek Trail #1254

Washington · United States

Distance: 3.8 km
Elevation gain: 84 m
Typical duration: 55 min

Lake
River
Mountain

Moderate

Indian Race Track Trail #171

Washington · United States

Distance: 4.8 km
Elevation gain: 385 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 35 min

Mountain
Forest
Alpine meadow

Hard

Klickitat Trail #7

Washington · United States

Distance: 22.9 km
Elevation gain: 504 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 46 min

Lake
River
Mountain

Moderate

Canyon Lake (Glacier Peak Wilderness) Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 9.2 km
Elevation gain: 202 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 13 min

Lake
Mountain
Canyon and gorge

Easy

Glacier View Trail #267

Washington · United States

Distance: 4.1 km
Elevation gain: 91 m
Typical duration: 1 hr

Lake
Mountain
Summit push

Easy

Blue Lake Butte Trail #119

Washington · United States

Distance: 6.0 km
Elevation gain: 131 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 26 min

Lake
Mountain
Forest

Easy

Monkey Bear Falls Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 3.4 km
Elevation gain: 75 m
Typical duration: 50 min

Waterfall
River
Mountain

Expert

Summit Trail (Wilderness)

Washington · United States

Distance: 48.1 km
Elevation gain: 1,058 m
Typical duration: 12 hr

Mountain
Summit push

Moderate

Blue Lake Ridge Trail #271

Washington · United States

Distance: 12.3 km
Elevation gain: 270 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 58 min

Lake
Mountain

Hard

Lily Basin Trail #86

Washington · United States

Distance: 17.9 km
Elevation gain: 393 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 24 min

Lake
Mountain

Moderate

Nannie Ridge Trail #98

Washington · United States

Distance: 7.1 km
Elevation gain: 157 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 43 min

Lake
Mountain

Easy

Hamilton Peak Trail #109

Washington · United States

Distance: 1.5 km
Elevation gain: 32 m
Typical duration: 21 min

Mountain
Summit push
Panoramic viewpoint

Easy

Higley Peak Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 0.7 km
Elevation gain: 15 m
Typical duration: 10 min

Mountain
Summit push
Panoramic viewpoint

Easy

Meander Meadow - Dishpan Gap - Cady Ridge Loop

Washington · United States

Distance: 3.8 km
Elevation gain: 84 m
Typical duration: 55 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow

Easy

Eagle Pass Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 1.8 km
Elevation gain: 40 m
Typical duration: 26 min

Mountain
Summit push
Alpine meadow

Easy

Copper Basin Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 4.5 km
Elevation gain: 98 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 5 min

Mountain
Forest
Glacier

Moderate

Graves Creek Primitive Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 9.3 km
Elevation gain: 204 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 14 min

River
Mountain

Moderate

Hamilton Buttes Trail #118

Washington · United States

Distance: 9.5 km
Elevation gain: 209 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 18 min

River
Mountain

Easy

Home Sweet Home Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 3.8 km
Elevation gain: 84 m
Typical duration: 55 min

River
Mountain

Moderate

Jordan Creek Trail #94

Washington · United States

Distance: 7.8 km
Elevation gain: 173 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 54 min

River
Mountain

Moderate

LaCrosse Pass Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 9.0 km
Elevation gain: 198 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 10 min

River
Mountain

Hard

Valley Trail #270

Washington · United States

Distance: 22.7 km
Elevation gain: 499 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 42 min

River
Mountain

Easy

Deer Creek Summit Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 2.5 km
Elevation gain: 56 m
Typical duration: 37 min

River
Mountain
Summit push

Expert

Glacier Peak Loop

Washington · United States

Distance: 132 km
Elevation gain: 2,905 m
Typical duration: 35 hr

Mountain
Glacier
Long-distance path

Easy

Allen Mountain Trail #269

Washington · United States

Distance: 4.7 km
Elevation gain: 103 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 8 min

Lake
Mountain
Forest

Easy

Eagle Peak Loop Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 1.7 km
Elevation gain: 37 m
Typical duration: 24 min

Mountain
Waymarked route

Easy

Columbia Mountain Loop

Washington · United States

Distance: 3.1 km
Elevation gain: 69 m
Typical duration: 46 min

Mountain

Easy

Edds Mountain Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 1.1 km
Elevation gain: 23 m
Typical duration: 15 min

Mountain

Moderate

Goat Ridge Trail #95

Washington · United States

Distance: 7.1 km
Elevation gain: 157 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 43 min

Mountain

Moderate

Green Mountain Trail #110

Washington · United States

Distance: 8.9 km
Elevation gain: 196 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 9 min

Mountain

Easy

Midnight Ridge

Washington · United States

Distance: 6.5 km
Elevation gain: 143 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 34 min

Mountain

Easy

Sawtooth Mountain Trail #107

Washington · United States

Distance: 2.6 km
Elevation gain: 58 m
Typical duration: 38 min

Mountain

Hard

Six Ridge Primitive Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 15.5 km
Elevation gain: 960 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 41 min

Mountain

Moderate

Thompson Ridge

Washington · United States

Distance: 7.3 km
Elevation gain: 161 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 46 min

Mountain

Expert

White Pass - Pilot Ridge Loop

Washington · United States

Distance: 41.9 km
Elevation gain: 922 m
Typical duration: 10 hr

Mountain

Moderate

Canyon Ridge Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 15.5 km
Elevation gain: 341 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 45 min

Mountain
Canyon and gorge

Easy

Angle Peak Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 5.9 km
Elevation gain: 130 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 26 min

Mountain
Summit push

Easy

Antoine Summit Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 5.2 km
Elevation gain: 115 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 16 min

Mountain
Summit push

Easy

Beckler Peak Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 6.0 km
Elevation gain: 132 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 27 min

Mountain
Summit push

Easy

Black Peak Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 1.8 km
Elevation gain: 40 m
Typical duration: 26 min

Mountain
Summit push

Easy

Circle Peak Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 6.2 km
Elevation gain: 136 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 29 min

Mountain
Summit push

Easy

Clearwater Peak Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 1.8 km
Elevation gain: 39 m
Typical duration: 25 min

Mountain
Summit push

Easy

Colquhoun Peak Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 0.8 km
Elevation gain: 18 m
Typical duration: 12 min

Mountain
Summit push

Moderate

Davis Peak Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 7.4 km
Elevation gain: 162 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 47 min

Mountain
Summit push

Moderate

Desolation Peak Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 10.6 km
Elevation gain: 232 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 33 min

Mountain
Summit push

Easy

Dirty Harry's Peak Trail

Washington · United States

Distance: 6.4 km
Elevation gain: 140 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 32 min

Mountain
Summit push

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
Cloudy Pass TrailWashington	3.1 km	69 m	46 min	Easy	April to October
Colonel Bob Trail #851Washington	10.6 km	233 m	2 hr 34 min	Moderate	April to October
North Fork Prince Creek Trail #1254Washington	3.8 km	84 m	55 min	Easy	April to October
Indian Race Track Trail #171Washington	4.8 km	385 m	1 hr 35 min	Moderate	April to October
Klickitat Trail #7Washington	22.9 km	504 m	5 hr 46 min	Hard	April to October
Canyon Lake (Glacier Peak Wilderness) TrailWashington	9.2 km	202 m	2 hr 13 min	Moderate	April to October
Glacier View Trail #267Washington	4.1 km	91 m	1 hr	Easy	April to October
Blue Lake Butte Trail #119Washington	6.0 km	131 m	1 hr 26 min	Easy	April to October
Monkey Bear Falls TrailWashington	3.4 km	75 m	50 min	Easy	April to October
Summit Trail (Wilderness)Washington	48.1 km	1,058 m	12 hr	Expert	April to October

If you only have time for one, start with Colonel Bob Trail #851, Cloudy Pass Trail, North Fork Prince Creek Trail #1254. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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