Explore North Cascades National Park and the wilderness around Washington State's scenic North Cascades.
Explore North Cascades National Park and the wilderness around Washington State's scenic North Cascades.
Now fully updated for climate-change impacts to trails and ADA accessibility, the Day Hike series is perfect for National Park enthusiasts and people who want to spend their days in the mountains and their nights at home.
From Washington State's Mount Baker to Washington Pass and the Methow Valley, you'll find 59
of the best day hikes in this full-color hiking guide. Featuring the lush forests, mountain vistas, waterfalls, and alpine meadows of the North Cascades, each trail is rated from easy to extreme, giving first-time or veteran hikers the variety they want, as well as topographical maps, trail descriptions, and more.
By:
Mike McQuaide
Imprint: Sasquatch Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 177mm,
Width: 128mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 335g
ISBN: 9781632175434
ISBN 10: 1632175436
Series: Day Hike!
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 08 April 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
CONTENTS Overview Map vii Hikes at a Glance viii Acknowledgments xi The North Cascades xii Using This Guide xv Be Careful xx Baker Lake, 1 1. Park Butte–Railroad Grade, 2 2. Scott Paul Trail, 6 3. Anderson Butte–Watson and Anderson Lakes, 9 4. Shadow of the Sentinels Trail, 12 5. Baker River Trail, 15 6. Baker Lake Trail, 19 7. Sauk Mountain, 23 Cascade Pass, 27 8. Lookout Mountain Trail (near Marblemount), 28 9. Hidden Lake Lookout, 32 10. Boston Basin, 36 11. Cascade Pass–Sahale Arm, 39 Diablo and Ross Lakes, 43 12. Thornton Lakes–Trappers Peak, 44 13. Skagit River Loop, 48 14. Sourdough Mountain Trail, 51 15. Pyramid Lake Trail, 54 16. Diablo Lake Trail, 57 17. Thunder Knob Trail, 61 18. Thunder Creek–Fourth of July Pass, 64 19. Ross Dam, 68 20. Happy Creek Forest Walk, 71 21. Ruby Creek Trail, 73 Rainy and Washington Passes, 77 22. Easy Pass, 78 23. Lake Ann–Maple Pass Loop, 81 24. Rainy Lake, 84 25. Blue Lake Trail, 86 26. Washington Pass Overlook, 89 27. Cutthroat Pass Trail, 91 Harts Pass and the Methow, 95 28. Driveway Butte, 96 29. Grasshopper Pass, 100 30. Slate Peak, 104 31. Goat Peak Lookout, 107 32. Sun Mountain Trails, 110 33. Patterson Mountain, 115 34. Slate Creek Trail, 119 35. Lookout Mountain Trail (near Twisp), 123 Chuckanut and Blanchard Mountains, 127 36. Oyster Dome, 128 37. Fragrance Lake, 131 West Mount Baker, 135 38. Canyon Lake, 136 39. Heliotrope Ridge Trail, 139 40. BAKER HOT SPRINGS [new] 41. COUGAR DIVIDE TRAIL [new] 42. Horseshoe Bend Trail, 149 North Mount Baker, 153 43. Church Mountain, 154 44. Damfino Lakes and Excelsior Mountain, 157 45. High Divide Trail via Damfino Lakes Trail, 160 46. Excelsior Pass Trail, 163 47. Welcome Pass, 167 48. Yellow Aster Butte, 169 49. Winchester Mountain Lookout, 172 50. High Pass Trail, 175 51. Goat Mountain, 179 52. Hannegan Pass and Peak, 183 Heather Meadows, 187 53. Picture Lake, 188 54. Bagley Lakes–Lower Wild Goose Trails Loop, 191 55. Chain Lakes Loop, 194 56. Lake Ann Trail, 199 57. Artist Ridge Trail, 202 58. Table Mountain, 205 59. Ptarmigan Ridge Trail, 208 Index 213
MIKE MCQUAIDE has written outdoor, travel, and lifestyle stories for everyone from Outside and Sunset to Runner's World, Adventure Cyclist, and more. A former outdoors writer for the Seattle Times, Mike has written six books on outdoor recreation and travel including Day Hike! Central Cascades and 75 Classic Rides- Washington. He is also an avid cyclist-both road and mountain bike-as well as a trail runner, mountaineer, and snowboarder. He's been hiking and running Pacific Northwest trails for more than twenty-five years. Mike currently lives in Luxembourg with his wife, Jennifer, and son, Baker, named for the mountain.
Reviews for Day Hike Washington: North Cascades, 5th Edition: More than 50 Trails around Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Chuckanuts, and Methow Valley
Praise for the Day Hike! series: ""[Most guidebooks are by] backpackers who occasionally day hike. But most people are day-hikers, who occasionally backpack. And that's the key difference to this series."" —Ron C. Judd ""The series . . . earns points for rating each individual trip on a five-scale and for providing a comparative overview of all hikes in each book's introductory pages. For those of us who like to cherry-pick trails, ratings simplify our task."" —Seattle Times ""The presentation of basic facts (distance, elevation gain, maps, permits, etc.) is excellent and easy to follow. In addition to helpful topographical maps, the guides feature elevation profiles—an inspired addition!"" —Olympian
