A ridge hike you can easily make shorter or longer than the description described below. On clear days, hikers will have views of Nason Ridge, the Wenatchee Mountains, Mt. Stuart, and Mt. Rainier. Maps. View our topo map below for...Read More...
The starting point is a three-minute drive from the WRAC yet the route feels very remote once you’re up high. There is no true trail (only game trails) so the travel is more adventurous, has almost no traffic, and demands...Read More...
Attractions: An easily accessed hike right out the back door of Leavenworth with excellent views down on the Wenatchee River, Icicle Creek, and (as you get higher) the Tumwater Canyon. This is a particularly pretty hike in spring when the flowers...Read More...
Attractions: An easily accessed hike right out the backdoor of Leavenworth with excellent views down on the Wenatchee River, Icicle Creek, and (as you get higher) the Tumwater Canyon. This is a particularly pretty hike in spring when the flowers are...Read More...
Icicle Creek Trail Lori Nitchals and the Wenatchee 55+ Weekday Hiking group Attractions: This is an easy family- and pup-friendly day hike or overnight backpacking trip through old-growth forest. Given the shade and the proximity to Icicle Creek, consider taking...Read More...
Enchantment Lakes Traverse by Andy Dappen If a book titled The 100 Best Hikes in North America were to be written, the Enchantment Lakes Traverse would be the choice put forth to represent Central Washington. The hike is physically challenging...Read More...
The Larch Marathon – Oval Pass and Eagle Pass: Trails and Climbs by Andy Dappen The spousal ace had been played — his weekend plans were trumped and he was expected to serve mother-in-law duty on the West Side of...Read More...
Many consider Colchuck Lake to be the prettiest alpine lake in the region. Obviously this is a subjective and debatable call, but anyone who isn’t wowed by this lake with its turquoise water and its neighboring rock walls should have...Read More...
Summitpost.org details this trail nicely and includes photographs. Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: Condorphamine Addiction is a high quality 7 pitch 5.10B slab climb put up by Leland Windham in the year 2000. The route follows...Read More...
Mid- April. It’s a time of the spring when rock climbing in the Tumwater Canyon near Leavenworth Washington becomes so pleasant. The vernal sunshine starts warming the charcoal-colored walls, snow caps the surrounding peaks, the green waters of the Wenatchee...Read More...
