These trails near the Rock Creek Campground about 16 miles up the Icicle Road from Leavenworth connect to form a 13-mile loop. None of our reporters have prepared a trip report of these trails. The information below is from the...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...
Glacier Peak peaking through a hole in the clouds. Words and photos by Carolyn Griffin-Bugert This was a fun hike to take in mid-September, as we crossed paths (literally!) with several groups of Pacific Crest Trail through-hikers. It was fun...Read More...
Words and pictures by John Plotz Norma Vincent Peale said, “Repetition of the same thought or action develops into a habit, which repeated enough, becomes an automatic reflex.” I know this as true, because any inquiry into my weekend climbing plans has...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...
Report and and photos by John Plotz From Colchuck Lake, the girth of Dragontail Peak is enough to make anyone feel small and insignificant. Studying the massive walls of this peak, a climber’s eye is immediately drawn to the twin...Read More...
Ten of us from the Wednesday-Night-on-the-Rocks climbing group assembled this week at Crack du Jour to test-drive this new crag listed in the newest version of the Leavenworth Rock guidebook. The crag has a combination of one-pitch climbs on quality granite....Read More...
