Best Trails: PNW

Below is a list of the 25 best trails I’ve had the pleasure to hike while living in the Pacific Northwest the last 3 years. I have a long to-do list so I’ll be updating this frequently and I know there are way more hikes out there that I’d love so please share what your favorites are!

Trail Name – City, State, Mileage (round trip unless noted otherwise), Elevation Gain

Ruth Mountain – North Cascades NP, WA 12m 4,200ft

Worm Flows Route – Mount Saint Helens, WA 12m 5,700ft

Glacier Peak – Glacier Peak Wilderness, WA 34m 9,000ft

Sahale Arm Trail – North Cascades NP, WA 12m 4,000ft

Mount Adams South Climb – Mount Adams, WA 12m 6,700ft

Panorama Ridge – BC, Canada 18.6m (30km) 5,000ft

Easton Route – Mount Baker, WA 14.4m 7,500ft

Eldorado Peak – North Cascades NP 14m 6,716ft

Mount Hood – Mount Hood Wilderness, OR 7m 5,300ft

Mount Daniel – Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA 16m 5,200ft

Dragontail Peak – Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA 14m 5,600ft

Del Campo Peak – Mountain Loop Hwy, 11m 4200ft

South Sister – Three Sisters Wilderness, OR 11.6m 4,906ft

Mount Pugh – Glacier Peak Wilderness, WA 12m 5,300ft

Mount Stuart via Cascadian Couloir – Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA 14m 8,115ft

The Enchantments – Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA 20m 4,500ft

The Brothers – Olympic NP/NF, WA 18m 6,200ft

Shi Shi Beach – Olympic NP, WA 8m 200ft

Black Peak – North Cascades NP, WA 12m 5,100ft

Mount Thielsen – Umpqua National Forest, OR 8.8m 3,725ft

Elfin Lakes Trail – BC, Canada 13.6m (22km) 2,000ft

Yellow Aster Butte – Mount Baker NF, WA 7.5m 2,550ft

Crater Lake – Crater Lake NP, OR 2-33m ?ft

Skyline Trail – Mount Rainier NP, WA 5.5m 1,450ft

Kaleetan Peak – Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA 14m 3,800ft

Snoqualmie Mountain – Snoqualmie Pass, WA 3.8m 3,100ft

Hibox Mountain – Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA 9m 3,800

Alta Mountain via Rampart Ridge – Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA 12m 4,670ft

Silver Star Mountain – Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA 7m+ 2,040ft+

Rialto Beach – Olympic NP, WA 4m 0ft

Trail of Ten Falls – Silver Falls State Park, OR 8.7m 1,300ft

Bonus (Alaska, Hawaii):

Harding Icefield Trail – Kenai Fjords NP, AK 8.2m 3000ft

Crow’s Pass to Raven Glacier – Chugach SP, AK 9m 2000ft

Kesugi Ridge – Denali SP, AK 7m 1300ft

Kalalau Trail – Napali Coast, Kauai, HI 22m 5000ft

Waipio Valley – The Big Island, HI 3.5m 1200ft