Fishing is generally excellent along the creek, and wildlife frequently seen include mule deer, black bear, and a variety of birds. It passes through coniferous forests with several long-distance views. Those hikers looking for a true backcountry experience without much elevation gain can find it on Bridge Creek, one of the easiest trails in the park. If your knees can take the downhill pounding, return to Stehekin via the Purple Creek Trail.īridge Creek is the Pacific Crest Trail heading north out of the park. Water can be scarce in late summer carry plenty to get you from one camp area to the next.Ĭampsites are located at Hooter at about 3 miles (one tent pad only), Rennie Creek at 6.1 miles, and Reynolds at 8.2 miles, with the Lake Juanita Camp 0.5 mile farther. There are some nice views of Rennie and Reynolds peaks along the way, as well as flower-filled meadows below them. The trail crosses a variety of vegetation types, from dense coniferous forests to open alpine meadows. For the next 5.5 miles, the trail has a steady uphill grade, then begins an uphill/downhill pattern as it runs along the ridge tops from Reynolds Camp to War Creek Pass. The junction for the Boulder Creek Trail is at 1.6 miles on the Rainbow Loop/Rainbow Creek Trail. The trail starts 2.5 miles from the Stehekin Landing at the Rainbow Creek trailhead and reaches War Creek Pass at 6500′ in 11.5 miles. This is one of the lesser-used trails in the lower valley and for that reason is a good one to take to avoid other hikers, though it can be dry and dusty in late summer. Expect snow on this section until late in summer. The new section of the PCT leaves Suiattle Pass high on the west side of Agnes Creek and rejoins the old trail near Spruce Creek. The horse trail switchbacks down from Cloudy Pass into the basin between the passes and rejoins the foot trail at Suiattle Pass. There is a foot trail between Cloudy Pass and Suiattle Pass (no horses). Many people end their trip by coming down Agnes Creek, having started at Holden Village and traversed over Cloudy Pass. The trail is well traveled and follows the Agnes Creek drainage through a beautiful forest of old growth Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir. The National Park/Glacier Peak Wilderness boundary is 2 miles from High Bridge. NOTE: ALWAYS CHECK CURRENT TRAIL CONDITIONS BEFORE VENTURING INTO THE WILDERNESS.Īgnes Creek Trail is the Pacific Crest Trail heading south out of the park from High Bridge. Trails range from short 1-mile hikes to nearly 230-mile treks.Īsk for a detailed trail listing from the Chelan Chamber of Commerce or the Chelan Ranger District. These hikes capture the best of what each wilderness area in the North Cascades has to offer-from the sprawling alpine meadows of Spider Meadows in the Glacier Peak Wilderness and waterfalls of the Boulder River Wilderness to the historic Evergreen Mountain Lookout in Wild Sky Wilderness and panoramic views of Bandera Mountain in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.Įveryone will find something to love on one of these wilderness adventures.Lake Chelan is a major entryway to the North Cascades, providing access to some of the best hiking and backpacking in the Cascade Range. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, The Wilderness Society has just released a list of 14 wilderness hikes in the North Cascades that will take you to some of the most spectacular sights in the region. Baker, Glacier Peak, the Enchantment Lakes region and the Lake Chelan high country. These areas protect the most iconic peaks, lakes, and vistas of the North Cascades such as Mt. Rainier to the Canadian border, is anchored by a network of ten wilderness areas encompassing more than 2.5 million acres of the most pristine wild lands in the state. This area, stretching from just north of Mt.
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